Genes, Chromosomes, and Cancer 2022 December 16 [Link] Abbas Agaimy, Luka Brcic, Laurence M Briski, Yin P Hung, Michael Michal, Michal Michal, G Petur Nielsen, Robert Stoehr, Andrew E Rosenberg Abstract A focal adenomatoid-microcystic pattern is not uncommon in peritoneal mesothelioma, but tumors composed almost exclusively of this pattern are distinctly rare and have not…

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Journal of Medical Case Reports 2022 May 30 [Link] Kenta Kawabe, Hiroki Sato, Akiko Kitano, Ryuichi Yoshida, Kazuya Yasui, Yuzo Umeda, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Tomokazu Fuji, Kenjiro Kumano, Kosei Takagi, Masaaki Kagoura, Takahito Yagi, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara Abstract Background: Adenomatoid mesothelioma is a rare subtype of malignant mesothelioma that can be confused with adenomatoid tumors, which are…

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Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2019 January 11 [Link] Erber R, Warth A, Muley T, Hartmann A, Herpel E, Agaimy A Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) can show areas closely mimicking reactive mesothelial proliferations or recapitulating benign adenomatoid tumors (ATs) making distinction on occasion impossible on morphologic ground alone, particularly in limited biopsy material. Recently, loss…

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PLoS One 2016 November 23 [Link] Miyoshi S, Sasada S, Izumo T, Matsumoto Y, Tsuchida T Abstract BACKGROUND: Some trials recently demonstrated the benefit of targeted treatment for malignant disease; therefore, adequate tissues are needed to detect the targeted gene. Pleural biopsy using flex-rigid pleuroscopy and pleural effusion cell block analysis are both useful for…

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Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2012 Nov 16. doi: 10.1002/dc.22932. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Kawai T, Kawashima K, Serizawa H, Miura H, Kyeongil K. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan. tkawai@ndmc.ac.jp. Abstract We report a very unusual cytologic feature, intranuclear inclusion bodies, in mesothelioma of a predominantly adenomatoid type. The patient,…

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