AIMS To investigate the histological evolution in the development of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE). METHODS AND RESULTS We examined four patients who had undergone surgical lung biopsy twice, or who had undergone surgical lung biopsy and had been autopsied, and in whom the histological diagnosis of the first biopsy was not PPFE, but the diagnosis of the second biopsy or of the autop...

Background: Meniscus tissue is highly susceptible to injury and tears. As these are intrasynovial and lack cellularity, their healing potential is less. Any knowledge to the factors affecting the meniscal healing can help surgeons in treating meniscal injuries. Hypothesis: Patient age is a predictor of the healing of meniscus tissue. Study Design: Prospective study. Methods: Gross and histologi...

For better perception and analysis of images, good quality and high resolution (HR) is always preferred over degraded and low resolution (LR) images. Getting HR images can be cost and time prohibitive. Super resolution (SR) techniques can be an affordable alternative for small zoom factors. In medical imaging, specifically in the case of histological images, estimating an HR image from an LR on...

Major risk factor for lip cancer is smoking and alcohol consumption. The aim of the study was to reveal histopathological particularity in lip cancer correlated with smoking. Were studied medical records of patients admitted in Maxillo-Facial Clinic, Timisoara, between years 2003-2008, and were noted total number of patients and the number of patients with oral tumors, respectively with lip tum...

One hundred retrospective appendectomy specimens were examined in an attempt to study the degree of uniformity and clarity of reporting of this common surgical specimen. There was full agreement in 73 cases and some degree of discrepancy in 27 cases. It is suggested that greater clarity in reporting can be achieved with five reporting categories: (i) established acute inflammation; (ii) no evid...

The work of anatomists and pathologists in the role of study of prostate has been significant. Starting from earlier times till modern time, the study of prostate has been a dynamic one and the basic anatomical knowledge of the prostate has undergone much change apart from the new techniques, micro invasive procedures and the chemotherapeutic approach for various disorders of the gland. The pre...

The histological findings in 14 cases of brucellosis are described. Unusual findings include the occurrence of brucellosis in a patient with Hodgkin's disease and in another with lymphosarcoma. A patient with hepatic cirrhosis apparently due to brucellosis is included in the series.

The soft tissue response to carbon fibre was studied histologically one and a half years after being used to reconstruct the lateral collateral ligament of the human knee. A remarkably consistent pattern was seen in the induced ligament. The basic pattern was a "composite unit", consisting of a core of carbon fibre enveloped in a concentric manner by coherent layers of fibroblasts and collagen ...

UNLABELLED Contemporary cohort cross-sectional study. INTRODUCTION Despite its importance for an accurate diagnosis, histology differences among nasal polyps and its clinical implications are rarely reported in the literature. The existing papers classify polyp samples without concern for prior treatments, which could influence the results attained. AIMS carry out a morphological study, thr...