The cytokeratin filament network is intrinsically dynamic, continuously exchanging subunits over its entire surface, while conferring structural stability on epithelial cells. However, it is not known how cytokeratin filaments are remodeled in situations where the network is temporarily and spatially restricted. Using the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor orthovanadate we observed rapid and revers...

OBJECTIVE Ovarian metasteses are often mistaken for primary adenocarcinoma. Studies conducted in recent years have focused on a search for an immunohistochemical marker to aid the differential diagnosis primary and metastatic ovarian carcinoma. Our study objective was to study the usefulness of Wilms tumor 1 (WT 1) antigen in this context. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted at the ...

the study was undertaken to answer the question that how many patients with pigmentation of back and arms actually have amyloid deposits in pathology. 44 patients presenting with diffuse pigmentation of back and arms (dpoba) were selected. skin biopsies were performed in all cases from the affected sites. on all formalin fixed and paraffin embedded specimens, the following histochemical stains ...

The organization of intermediate-sized filaments (IF) of the cytokeratin type was studied in cultures of PtK2 cells in which typical IF structures are maintained during mitosis, using a monoclonal antibody (KG 8.13). This antibody reacts, in immunoblotting experiments, with the larger of the two major cytokeratin polypeptides present in these cells but, using standard immunofluorescence microsc...

The cytokeratin network is an abundant cytoplasmic system whose function is largely unknown. Recently, we have found that the introduction of a cytokeratin network into eukaryotic cells results in a drug resistance phenotype. The current study was undertaken to determine the universal nature of this phenomenon by investigating the survival response of two different cell lines to six different D...

Cutaneous metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma is uncommon, and the eyelid is a rare metastatic site. Three patterns of clinical presentation of eyelid metastasis have been described: nodular, infiltrative, and ulcerated. The infiltrative pattern, also known as an inflammatory diffuse pattern or mask-like metastasis, can be easily misdiagnosed as cellulitis or contact dermatitis. Here, we rep...

Despite the fact that accessory spleen (also known as supernumerary spleen, splenunculus, or splenule) can be found in 10-30% of patients undergoing autopsies, metastatic disease occurring in this organ has been barely reported. A case of lobular breast carcinoma metastatic to the spleen and accessory spleen found incidentally at therapeutic splenectomy for severe anemia and thrombocytopenia is...

Gastric-type mucinous adenocarcinoma, an uncommon subtype of cervical carcinoma, is characterized by a distinct morphology and immunophenotype. Herein, we report a case of a 71-year-old woman who received neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy after cervical biopsy revealed moderately differentiated invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma. Subsequently, the outside patient underwent radical hys...