Alpha interferon in systemic sclerosis.
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Ectopic production and secretion of hormones by a wide variety of tumours has been known for many years. Recently human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) production and/or secretion have been noted in 15 cases with prostatic adenocarcinoma (Fukutani et al. 1983; Papapetrou et al. 1980: Broder et al. 1977; Menon & Stefani 1980; McManus et al. 1976) and in two with upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (Fukutani et al. 1983; McManus et al. 1976). In this study we utilised the indirect immunoperoxidate technique to demonstrate beta-HCG production in prostatic adenocarcinoma and upper urinary tract urothelial tumours. Of 100 cases of prostatic adenocarcinoma beta-HCG production was demonstrated in nine cases, eight of which were poorly differentiated, and of 14 urothelial tumours of the upper urinary tract beta-HCG production was present in two high grade transitional cell carcinomas.
A previously unreported complication of a stenosing carcinoma of the colon is described. This was first noticed as a rather unusual X-ray appearance, the significance of which only became clear following surgery.
Endocrine manifestations are rarely observed in bladder urothelial neoplasia. To our knowledge, only 11 cases of choriocarcinoma have been reported in this site, and recently the production of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin has been demonstrated in these tumors by applying the immunoperoxidase technique. Of 104 transitional cell neoplasms of the bladder, we demonstrated by the indirect immunoperoxidase technique beta-human chorionic gonadotropin production in 12 neoplasms, 11 of which were grade 3 and 4 transitional cell carcinomas.
A peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique for S-100 protein has been applied to 68 salivary glands. These included 17 pleomorphic adenomas, seven adenoid cystic carcinomas, 23 adenolymphomas and a number of other neoplasms. In addition, five specimens of myoepithelial sialadenitis ('benign lymphoepithelial lesion') and five normal parotid glands were included. Consistent results were obtained, myoepithelial cells and cells in myxoid and chondroid areas in pleomorphic adenomas staining intensely. In adenoid cystic carcinoma, on the other hand, there was no staining. The adenolymphomas possessed intensely S-100 protein-positive cells in the interfollicular lymphoid areas; these were probably interdigitating reticulum cells. In addition, branching structures, probably corresponding to Langerhans' cells, were observed in the epithelium of adenolymphomas.
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