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Pathology Inc. Consensus Conference
Journal Club Articles

Breast Pathology Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: clinicopathologic study of 62 cases of a poorly recognized variant with highly aggressive behavior. Am J Clin Pathol, 2004 Jun;121(6):857-66 Pettinato G, etal.
Dermatopathology

CD25 Expression on Cutaneous Mast Cells From Adult Patients Presenting With Urticaria Pigmentosa is Predictive of Systemic Mastocytosis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2008 Jan;32(1):139-145. Hollmann TJ, etal.

HMB-45 and Melan-A are useful in the differential diagnosis between Granular Cell tumor and Malignant Melanoma. Gleason BC and Nascimento AF. Am J Dermatopathol 2007;29:22-27.

Liang H, etal. Podoplanin is a Highly Sensitive and Specific Marker to Distinguish Primary Skin Adnexal Carcinomas From Adenocarcinomas Metastatic to Skin. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Feb;31(2):304-310.

Prospective Step Sections for Small Skin Biopsies. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007;131:107-111. Bruecks AK, etal.

Am J Dermatopathol 2006;28:465-471 Distinction of Benign Sebaceous Proliferations from Sebaceous Carcinomas by Immunohistochemistry. Cabral ES, Auerbach A, etal.

Gastrointestinal Pathology

Pneumatosis intestinalis: a challenging biopsy diagnosis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Oct;31(10):1469-75. Koreishi A, etal.

The Twentieth Eosinophil.
Adv Anat Pathol 2007;14:340-343. Genta RM, etal.

Thoughts on the Complex Relationship Between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2007;102:1301-1306. Spechler SJ, etal.

Eosinophils in the Esophagus-Peptic or Allergic Eosinophilic Esophagitis? Case Series of Three Patients with Esophageal Eosinophilia. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:1666-1670. Ngo P, etal.

Filiform Serrated Adenomas. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Aug;31(8):1238-45. Yantiss RK, Oh KY, Chen YT, Redston M, Odze RD.

Contemporary morphologic definition of backwash ileitis in ulcerative colitis and features that distinguish it from Crohn disease. Am J Clin Pathol 2006;126:365-376. Goldstein N and Dulai M.

Intraepithelial Lymphocytosis in Architecturally Preserved Proximal Small Intestinal Mucosa: An Increasing Diagnostic Problem With a Wide Differential Diagnosis. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Vol. 130, No. 7, pp. 1020–1025. Ian Brown, MBBS, FRCPA; Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD; Vikram Deshpande, MD; Gregory Y. Lauwers, MD

P16 and Ki67 Immunostaining is a Useful Adjunct in the Assessment of Biopsies for HPV-Associated Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 30(7):795-801, July 2006.
Walts, Ann E. MD; Lechago, Juan MD, PhD; Bose, Shikha MD

Crypt Dysplasia with Surface Maturation: A Clinical, Pathologic, and Molecular Study of a Barrett's Esophagus Cohort. Lomo LC, etal. Am J Surg Pathol 2006 Apr;30(4):423-435.

Isolated ileal erosions in patients with mildly altered bowel habits. A follow-up study of 28 patients. Goldstein NS. Am J Clin Pathol. 2006 Jun;125(6):838-46.

Colon Cancer Prevention: What's The Hype? Hyperplastic Polyps and Serrated Adenomas
Presented by Robert Petras, M.D. at the Jack Gordon Kaiser Hospital Foundation Seminar

Prolapsing Mucosal Polyps: An Underrecognized Form of Colonic Polyp-A Clinicopathological Study of 15 cases. Am J Gastroenterol 2002;97:370-376. Tendler, DA, etal.

Gynecological
Pathology

The Use of p16 in Enhancing the Histologic Classification of Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors. Am J Surg Pathol. 2008 Jan;32(1):98-102. Atkins KA, etal.

The ASC/SIL Ratio for Cytopathologists as a Quality Control Measure. Am J Clin Pathol 2007;128:653-656. Nascimento AF and Cibas ES.

Impact of Expected Changes in National Papanicolaou Test Volume on the Cytotechnology Labor Market: An Impending Crisis. Am J Clin Pathol 2007;128:665-670. Eltoum IA and Roberson J.

Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, Cannot Exclude High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion" Is a Distinct Cytologic Category: Histologic Outcomes and HPV Prevalence. Am J Clin Pathol. 2007 Sep;128(3):398-403 Owens CL, etal.

p16INK4A Immunohistochemistry is Superior to HPV In Situ Hybridization for the Detection of High-risk HPV in Atypical Squamous Metaplasia. Am J Surg Pathol 2007;31:33-43. Kong CS, etal.

Redefining Early Cervical Neoplasia: Recent Progress. Nucci MR and Crum CP. Adv Anat Pathol 2007;14:1-10.

Am J Surg Pathol. 2006 Dec;30(12):1513-1518. The Distribution of Low and High-risk HPV Types in Vulvar and Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN and VaIN). Srodon M, Stoler MH, Baber GB, Kurman RJ

Interobserver and intraobserver variability in the diagnosis of hydatidiform mole. Fukunaga M, etal. Department of Pathology, Jikei University, Tokyo, Japan. Am J Surg Pathol 2005 Jul;29(7):942-7.

P63 expression in hydropic abortion and gestational trophoblastic diseases. Ramalho LN, Maggiori MS, Ribeiro-Silva A, Peres LC. Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Campus Universitario Monte Alegre, 14049-900, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.Placenta. 2006 Jun-Jul;27(6-7):740-3. Epub 2005 Jul 18.

Soft Tissue
Pathology

Podoplanin is a Better Immunohistochemical Marker for Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma Than Calretinin. Am J Surg Pathol. 2008 Jan;32(1):123-7. Padgett DM, etal.

Symplastic hemangioma: report of two cases. Goh SG, Dayrit JF, etal. J Cutan Pathol. 2006 Nov;33(11):735-740

Urologic
Pathology

Detection of Residual Tumor Cells in Bladder Biopsy Specimens: Pitfalls in the Interpretation of Cytokeratin Stains. Tamas ET and Epstein JI. Am J Surg Pathol 2007;31:390-397.

Does the number of prostate biopsies performed affect the nature of the cancer identified? Porter CR. Nature Clinical Practice-Urology 2007:4:132-133


Prognostic Factors in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis. Novara G, etal. Nature Clinical Practice-Urology 2007;4:140-146

Owens CL, Epstein JI. Significance of Denuded Urothelium in Papillary Urothelial Lesions. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Feb;31(2):298-303

Am J Clin Pathol. 2006 Dec;126(6):849-55 Adley BP, Yang XJ. Alpha-methylacyl coenzyme A racemase immunoreactivity in partial atrophy of the prostate.

Mod Pathol. 2006 Dec;19(12):1528-35. Intraductal carcinoma of the prostate on needle biopsy: histologic features and clinical significance. Guo CC, Epstein JI.

De Marzo AM,etal. A working group classification of focal prostate atrophy lesions.
Am J Surg Pathol. 2006 Oct;30(10):1281-91.

Detection of Residual Tumor Cells in Bladder Biopsy Specimens: Pitfalls in the Interpretation of Cytokeratin Stains. Tamas ET and Epstein JI. Am J Surg Pathol 2007;31:390-397.

Distorted Rectal Tissue on Prostate Needle Biopsy: A Mimicker of Prostate Cancer. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 30(7):866-870, July 2006. Schowinsky, Jeffrey T. MD ; Epstein, Jonathan I. MD

Stratified epithelium in prostatic adenocarcinoma: a mimic of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. Hameed O and Humphrey PA. Mod Pathol. 2006 Jul;19(7):899-906. Epub 2006 Apr 7.

Current prostate biopsy interpretation: criteria for cancer, atypical small acinar proliferation, high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, and use of immunostains. Iczkowski KA. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 Jun;130(6):835-43.

General Surgical Pathology

Henry Ford Production System. Effective Reduction of Process Defects and Waste in Surgical Pathology. Am J Clin Pathol 2007;128:1015-1022. Zarbo RJ and D'Angelo R.

The Morphologic Spectrum of Kidney Tumors in Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma (HLRCC) Syndrome.Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Oct;31(10):1578-1585. Merino MJ, etal.

Frozen-section diagnosis by wireless telepathology and ultra portable computer: use in pathology resident/faculty consultation. Hum Pathol 2007;Sept;38(9):1330-1334. Frierson HF Jr, Galgano MT

The Henry ford production system: measures of process defects and waste in surgical pathology as a basis for quality improvement initiatives. D'Angelo R, Zarbo RJ. Am J Clin Pathol 2007 Sep;128(3):423-9

Comparison of disagreement and amendment rates by tissue type and diagnosis : identifying cases for directed blinded review. Renshaw AA and Gould EW Am J Clin Pathol. 2006 Nov;126(5):736-9.

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