Recent advances in computer technology have been made and image analysis (IA) has been introduced into pathological fields. The present study aimed to investigate the utility of IA for the evaluation of nuclear features and staining of immunohistochemistry (IHC) for Ki-67, p53 and GATA-binding protein 3 (GATA-3) in urothelial carcinoma tissue samples. A total of 49 cases of urothelial carcinoma tissue samples were obtained by transurethral resection of bladder tumors, which included 11 low-grade papillary urothelial carcinomas (LGPUCs), 1 non-invasive high-grade urothelial carcinoma and 37 infiltrating urothelial carcinomas (IUCs). Whole slide imaging (WSI) and IA were performed in Feulgen reaction and IHC-stained tissue samples. There was a significant difference in the average nuclear density, standard deviation (SD) of nuclear size and SD of nuclear minimum and maximum diameter between LGPUC and IUC, which is equivalent to the diagnostic features of IUC in nuclear variability, and hyperchromatic nuclei. In addition, the present study revealed that the SD of nuclear density was significantly different between the two groups. Regarding IA in IHC-stained tissue samples, Ki-67 was significantly overexpressed in IUC. Furthermore, the GATA-3 expression level in IUC samples with muscle invasion was significantly downregulated compared with that in non-muscle invasive tumors. The results of the present study suggest that IA in combination with WSI may be a beneficial tool for evaluating morphometric characteristics and performing semi-quantitative analysis of IHC.
Primary villoglandular mucinous adenocarcinoma of the vulva is rare tumor. We report a case of 68-year-old woman who developed this very uncommon malignant tumor. Immunohistochemical examination of this tumor revealed positive staining for Cytokeratin 20, Mucin 2, and CDX2, although Cytokeratin 7 and Mucin 6 were negative. This positive staining indicated the tumor enteric type characters. In order to exclude the possibility of the metastasis from another site, we thoroughly evaluated clinical data and extensively investigated the whole body. However, we could not detect any other tumors. The patient was treated by tumor resection. The patient remains free of disease 5 years after surgery.
Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast with widespread telangiectatic form of osteosarcomatous differentiationTo the Editor: Metaplastic carcinoma (MC) of the breast is relatively rare among invasive breast cancers. MC represents a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that show a variety of appearances which can be classified into five groups according to the 2012 World Health Organization classification of breast tumours: low-grade adenosquamous carcinoma; fibromatosis-like MC; squamous cell carcinoma; spindle cell carcinoma; and MC with mesenchymal differentiation. 1 In particular, MC with heterologous mesenchymal components is very uncommon. We describe a case of MC that showed widespread telangiectatic form of osteosarcomatous differentiation, and highlight the clinicopathological findings.A 73-year-old woman presented with a right subareolar enlarging cystic mass that had been identified 3 months earlier, during follow-up for gastric cancer. She had no history of breast tumor. The lesion enlarged from 13 to 40 mm within the 3 months from first identification. Aspiration cytology and core needle biopsy were performed, but a diagnosis could not be reached due to inadequate samples. After intraoperative excision biopsy revealed malignancy, right mastectomy and sentinel lymph node dissection were performed.
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A previously healthy 89-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with right upper quadrant pain and mild fever. A diagnosis of cholangitis was suspected based on the patient's physical findings and imaging features. Although he received treatment typical for cholangitis, he suddenly died of shock for unknown reasons two months after disease onset. An autopsy revealed a ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm, which had caused lethal intra-abdominal bleeding. In addition, systemic necrotizing vasculitis of small-and mediumsized arteries was detected, and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) was diagnosed after the autopsy. Biliary symptoms as the initial manifestation of PAN are extremely rare.
Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB) is potentially life-threatening; therefore, we aimed to discover a novel urine biomarker for diagnosis and prognostication of UCB. This is a retrospective case-control study. Exploration of a new biomarker using urine from 20 UCB patients in the present study revealed that urinary level of lactoferrin (LF), a multifunctional glycoprotein released from neutrophils, was higher in 11 of 15 with invasive/high-grade UCB than 5 with non-invasive one, and 2 healthy adults. We therefore focused on LF and assessed the value of urine LF normalized by urine creatinine concentration (LF/Cr) using an enzymelinked immunosorbent assay. Diagnostic performance of urine LF/Cr was examined using urine from 92 patients with primary (newly diagnosed) untreated UCB and 166 controls without UCB, including 62 patients with pyuria, and 104 subjects without pyuria consisting of 84 patients and 20 healthy adults. However, the diagnostic accuracies were accompanied by the risk of bias. In 92 primary UCB patients, both pyuria and tumor-infiltrating neutrophils (TINs) were independent predictors for urine LF/Cr. In contrast, TINs or urine LF/Cr were independent predictors for invasive histology, whereas pyuria was not. In terms of prognostication, urine LF/Cr and nodal metastasis were independent predictors of diseasespecific survival in 22 patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, characterized by a high mortality rate, in the Cox proportional hazards model. In conclusion, urine LF/Cr linked to TINs was a predictor of both invasive histology and prognosis in UCB. Urine LF/Cr is a potential biomarker reflecting the degree of malignancy in UCB.
We herein report an unusual case of profound brain infarction of the posterior circulation due to a dolichoectatic vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysm (DVDA) originating from atherosclerosis. On autopsy, diffuse atherosclerosis was observed with a multi-fusiform aneurysm measuring 1 to 2 cm in diameter ranging from the left vertebral artery to the basilar artery. The microscopic findings of the aneurysm revealed severe stenosis of the artery caused by intimal thickening, intimal flap formation and thrombosis, indicating the presence of a dissecting aneurysm originating from atherosclerosis. The DVDA observed in this case was considered to be slowly progressive and associated with the development of atherosclerosis. The etiology of structural destabilization in patients with DVDA involves rupture of the internal elastic lamina, which is dislodged by massive hematomas that form atheromatous lesions.
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