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M P Foschini

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PubMed1988

Alveolar soft part sarcoma: immunological evidence of rhabdomyoblastic differentiation.

Two cases of alveolar soft part sarcoma have been studied immunocytochemically using antisera against epithelial membrane antigen, lysozyme, keratins, S-100 protein, desmin, vimentin, fetal myosin, slow myosin, alpha-skeletal muscle actin, alpha-smooth muscle actin and myoglobin. The neoplastic cells were negative with all antisera employed with the exception of the alpha-skeletal muscle actin antiserum which stained the cytoplasm of numerous neoplastic elements, including the crystalloid rods, typical cytoplasmic inclusions of these tumours. It is suggested that the presence of this protein indicates rhabdomyoblastic differentiation of these tumours.

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PubMed1988

Diffuse axonal swellings in a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

We report a case of a 25-year-old woman affected by the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in whom the neuropathologic examination disclosed the presence of diffuse axonal swellings in the brain stem and in selected areas of cerebral hemispheres. These lesions, although microscopically similar to those previously described as focal pontine leukoencephalopathy, differ in that their distribution was wider, there was an absence of associated necrosis of the adjacent nervous tissue, and there was a lack of calcification. It is suggested that axonal swellings represent a nonspecific reaction of the central nervous system to infection by opportunistic agents and/or human immunodeficiency virus in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1987

The interest of actin immunocytochemistry in diagnostic histopathology.

The immunohistochemical detection of different isoforms of actin provides useful data in the histopathological diagnosis of human tumours. The marked resistance of this protein to fixation and embedding procedures makes it a practical alternative to the ultrastructural search of microfilaments in routine tissue sections. Staining with monoclonal antibodies against alpha smooth muscle actin is helpful in the diagnosis of benign and malignant smooth muscle tumours and allows the differentiation of various types of spindle cell sarcomas. These antibodies are also useful in tracing the myoepithelial cells in normal and various pathological conditions of the breast and salivary glands. Skeletal muscle actin is a reliable marker in the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcomas. Its use should be combined and complemented with other markers (i.e. desmin; foetal, slow and fast myosins; myoglobin) to monitor the degree of rhabdomyoblastic differentiation of the neoplastic cells in single cases, a parameter of potential prognostic value.

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PubMed1987

DNA cytofluorometry in micro-dissected paraffin embedded breast tissue: description of a method.

DNA microfluorometry on smears obtained from paraffin embedded tissue has been shown to be a distinctive possibility. In this paper a simple method for the detachment of cells from mammary ducts and ductules is described. Areas of interest were selected in conventional slides stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin. The corresponding paraffin embedded block was then dewaxed. The areas under study were retraced with a stereomicroscope and the cells within ducts and ductules were scraped out with a 0.4 mm diameter fine needle. Cells were isolated with mechanical and enzymatic procedures and stained with the Feulgen reaction. The DNA content of single cells was then measured using a microfluorometer.

Breast Neoplasms↗
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Extraosseous aneurysmal bone cyst.

A 73-year-old man developed an enlarged cystic lesion located in the soft tissues surrounding the left hip. The lesion was surgically removed. The patient was well 1 year after surgery. The lesion was histologically identical to an aneurysmal bone cyst, therefore it was diagnosed as an extraosseous aneurysmal bone cyst. The differential diagnoses and a review of the literature are presented.

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