We recently treated a patient who presented with hyperpigmented longitudinal stripe of the thumb nailbed which was biopsied histopathologic diagnosis onychopapilloma. have not seen o...

Ovarian granulosa cell tumor (GCT) is a rare, low-grade malignant that accounts for 70% of the sex cord-stromal tumors. It has two histopathologic types with different clinical and biologic features: adult GCT juvenile GCT. Most women diagnosed have favorable prognosis, 5-year survival rate 97%–98%, but feature late relapse; recurrence time could be more than 20 years after diagnosis. Juvenile ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The vertical sleeve gastrectomy is quickly becoming a preferred bariatric operation. There is a dearth of published data about histopathologic changes in the specimens of morbidly obese patients, especially sleeve patients. The aim of this study is to add more data about the characteristics of the resected gastric specimens to the published literature. METHODS A pros...

PURPOSE To identify histopathologic features predictive for adverse allograft outcomes following penetrating keratoplasty for herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis. METHODS Retrospective, interventional case series of 62 consecutive patients with HSV keratitis who underwent penetrating keratoplasty at the Kellogg Eye Center from 1990 through 2000. A detailed chart review and review of the hist...

Objective. To determine the long-term histopathologic changes in nasal mucosa and the relationship between progression of the histopathologic changes and the duration without air current stimulation. Material and Method. Biopsies were taken from the inferior turbinates of 11 laryngeal cancer patients after total laryngectomy. Specimens were stained with hematoksilen-eosin and several histopatho...

PURPOSE To correlate perilesional enhancement on gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) images with histopathologic findings in patients with hepatic metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS In seven patients with histopathologically proved hepatic metastases, MR images obtained before and early and late after the administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine were retrospectively evaluated for pe...

purpose: to report the histopathological diagnoses of recipient corneal buttons in patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty. methods: in this observational case series, all recipient corneal specimens sent to the ophthalmic pathology laboratory of the eye bank of iran between 2004 and 2007 underwent histopathologic examination. results: overall, 315 corneal specimens were evaluated. histopa...

IMPORTANCE The histopathologic diagnosis of alopecia areata (AA) may be difficult in the chronic stage in which the presence of a peribulbar lymphocytic infiltrate is not definite. An eosinophilic infiltrate has been reported as a relatively common histopathologic finding and a helpful diagnostic feature in AA. OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency and diagnostic usefulness of an eosinophili...

We report two infants with Werdnig-Hoffmann disease diagnosed by means of spinal MR imaging, histopathologic examination of muscle biopsy specimens, cloned DNA analysis, electrophysiological examination, and clinical history. The MR findings were consistent with previous histopathologic reports.

OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness of "routine" lacrimal sac biopsy to evaluate unsuspected neoplasm or systemic disease in patients with acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction. DESIGN Noncomparative, interventional case series with histopathologic correlation. PARTICIPANTS Review of charts revealed histopathologic reports on 302 specimens from 258 patients who had undergone routine dacr...