Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the mandible

Primary intraosseous non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the mandible is uncommon, representing about 0.6% of all extranodal lymphomas. We present the case of a 51-year-old male with a 4-month complaint of mandibular swelling and paresthesia, which had been previously submitted to an unsuccessful periodontal treatment. The intra-oral evaluation showed an extensive swelling with teeth mobility in the right mandible body. The panoramic radiography and computed tomography images showed an extensive osteolytic lesion. An incisional biopsy was performed and the histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis established the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The treatment included six cycles of chemotherapy with complete remission. The patient is under the seventh month of follow-up with no evidence of relapse. Although uncommon in the oral cavity, lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Characteristics of follicular and mantle cell lymphoma in Brazil: prognostic impact of clinical parameters and treatment conditions in two hospitals

ABSTRACT Objective: Follicular and mantle cell lymphoma are low-grade B-cell malignancies that lack good responses to chemoimmunotherapy. This study aimed to assess retrospectively clinicopathological features and to determine independent prognostic factors for follicular and mantle cell lymphoma patients treated at two Brazilian medical centers: the Hematology and Hemotherapy Center of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), a public university hospital, and AC. Camargo Cancer Center, a specialized cancer center. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-seven follicular and 112 mantle cell lymphoma cases were diagnosed between 1999 and 2016. Archived paraffin blocks were retrieved and reviewed. Corresponding demographics and clinical data were recovered from medical charts. Outcome analyses considered both overall and event-free survival. Results: For follicular lymphoma treated with the R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, prednisone) and R-CVP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate, prednisone) regimens, both B-symptoms (p-value < 0.01 for overall and event-free survival) and high-risk Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (p-value < 0.01 for overall survival) were independently associated to worse prognosis. Maintenance with rituximab improved the prognosis (p-value < 0.01 for overall survival). For mantle cell lymphoma, B-symptoms (p-value = 0.03 for overall survival and event-free survival) and bone marrow infiltration (p-value = 0.01 for overall survival) independently predicted reduced survival, and rituximab at induction increased both event-free and overall survival (p-value < 0.01 in both analyses). Combinations of these deleterious features could identify extremely poor prognostic subgroups. The administration of rituximab was more frequent in the AC. Camargo Cancer Center, which was the institution associated with better overall survival for both neoplasias. Conclusion: This study represents the largest cohort of follicular and mantle cell lymphoma in South America thus far. Some easily assessable clinical variables were able to predict prognosis and should be considered in low-income centers. In addition, the underuse of rituximab in the Brazilian public health system should be reconsidered in future health policies.

Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell tumor: an underdiagnosed neoplasia

Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) tumor is an uncommon neoplasm. It generally presents as a slow-growing, painless mass, without systemic symptoms. Histological features usually include low grade spindle cell proliferation. This tumor occurs primarily in lymph nodes, especially cervical and axillary, however, involvement of extranodal sites such as the tonsils, spleen, liver, and gastrointestinal tract has been reported. Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell tumor (IPT-like FDCT) is a rare, distinctive histological subtype of this low-grade malignant neoplasm, with consistent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) association. The differential diagnosis with other fibro-inflammatory tumor proliferations, as inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), may be challenging. In the present article, two cases of IPT-like FDCT of the spleen are presented, with a broad overview of the literature: one 77-year-old male and one 70-year-old female. A large immunohistochemical panel should be used for diagnosis, as no single specific and totally sensitive markers are available, including markers for CD21, CD23, CD35, CNA42, and clusterin. Individual cases may express one or more of these markers, so that all of them should be investigated. In situ hybridization for EBV is constantly positive. Immunostaining for ALK should be negative, as it is present in roughly half of the cases of IMT. This panel should be used in combination of clinical, laboratory, and topographic evidences. Importantly, inclusion of this lesion as a possible option in clinical and pathological investigation represents the basis for a correct diagnosis (AU)

Nova classificação dos carcinomas da mama: procurando o luminal A / The new classification of breast cancers: finding the luminal A

OBJETIVO: Comparar a distribuição das pacientes segundo os subtipos clínico-patológicos de carcinomas de mama luminais like segundo o consenso de St. Gallen 2011 e 2013. MÉTODOS: Foram selecionadas 142 pacientes com carcinoma invasivo da mama que eram positivas para receptor de estrógeno, diagnosticadas e tratadas no estado de São Paulo, região Sudeste do Brasil. A expressão dos receptores de estrógeno, progesterona (RP) e Ki-67 foi avaliada por imunoistoquímica em microarranjo de tecidos. A expressão de HER-2 foi avaliada por hibridização fluorescente in situ. RESULTADOS: Observamos que 29 casos classificados como luminais A na classificação de St. Gallen 2011 eram luminais B na classificação de 2013. Dentre os 65 casos luminais B like da classificação de 2013, além dos 29 (45%) casos que migraram, observamos 15 casos (20%) com Ki-67 >14% e pelo menos 20% das células coradas; e 21 casos (35%) com Ki-67 >14% e RP positivo em mais de 20% das células coradas. CONCLUSÕES: Comparando a distribuição das pacientes com carcinomas luminais da mama segundo a classificação de St. Gallen 2011 e 2013 observamos que houve um aumento no número de carcinomas da mama luminais B like. Consequentemente, estima-se um aumento nas indicações de quimioterapia adjuvante e no custo do tratamento. .

PURPOSE: To compare the distributions of patients with clinical-pathological subtypes of luminal B-like breast cancer according to the 2011 and 2013 St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference Expert Panel. METHODS: We studied 142 women with breast cancer who were positive to estrogen receptor and had been treated in São Paulo state, southeast Brazil. The expression of the following receptors was assessed by immunohistochemistry: estrogen, progesterone (PR) and Ki-67. The expression of HER-2 was measured by fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis in tissue microarray. RESULTS: There were 29 cases of luminal A breast cancers according to the 2011 St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference Expert Panel that were classified as luminal B-like in the 2013 version. Among the 65 luminal B-like breast cancer cases, 29 (45%) were previous luminal A tumors, 15 cases (20%) had a Ki-67 >14% and were at least 20% PR positive and 21 cases (35%) had Ki-67 >14% and more than 20% were PR positive. CONCLUSIONS: The 2013 St. Gallen consensus updated the definition of intrinsic molecular subtypes and increased the number of patients classified as having luminal B-like breast cancer in our series, for whom the use of cytotoxic drugs will probably be proposed with additional treatment cost. .

Primary myelofibrosis: risk stratification by IPSS identifies patients with poor clinical outcome

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether risk scores used to classify patients with primary myelofibrosis and JAK-2 V617F mutation status can predict clinical outcome. METHODS: A review of clinical and laboratory data from 74 patients with primary myelofibrosis diagnosed between 1992 and 2011. The IPSS and Lille scores were calculated for risk stratification and correlated with overall survival. RESULTS: A V617F JAK2 mutation was detected in 32 cases (47%), with no significant correlation with overall survival. The patients were classified according to the scores: Lille - low, 53 (73.%); intermediate, 13 (18%); and high, 5 (7%); and IPSS- low, 15 (26%); intermediate-1, 23 (32%); intermediate-2, 19 (26%); and high, 15 (31%). Those patients presenting a higher risk according to the IPSS (high and intermediate-2) had a significantly shorter overall survival relative to the low risk groups (intermediate-1 and low) (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: These results emphasize the importance of the IPSS prognostic score for risk assessment in predicting the clinical outcome of primary myelofibrosis patients.

Philadelphia-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms

Chronic myeloproliferative diseases without the Philadelphia chromosome marker (Ph-), although first described 60 years ago, only became the subject of interest after the turn of the millennium. In 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined the classification of this group of diseases and in 2008 they were renamed myeloproliferative neoplasms based on morphological, cytogenetic and molecular features. In 2005, the identification of a recurrent molecular abnormality characterized by a gain of function with a mutation in the gene encoding Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) paved the way for greater knowledge of the pathophysiology of myeloproliferative neoplasms. The JAK2 mutation is found in 90-98% of polycythemia vera and in about 50% essential thrombocytosis and primary myelofibrosis. In addition to the JAK2 mutation, other mutations involving TET2 (ten-eleven translocation), LNK (a membrane-bound adaptor protein); IDH1/2 (isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 enzyme); ASXL1 (additional sex combs-like 1) genes were found in myeloproliferative neoplasms thus showing the importance of identifying molecular genetic alterations to confirm diagnosis, guide treatment and improve our understanding of the biology of these diseases. Currently, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocytosis, myelofibrosis, chronic neutrophilic leukemia, chronic eosinophilic leukemia and mastocytosis are included in this group of myeloproliferative neoplasms, but are considered different situations with individualized diagnostic methods and treatment. This review updates pathogenic aspects, molecular genetic alterations, the fundamental criteria for diagnosis and the best approach for each of these entities.

Foxp3 expression is associated with aggressiveness in differentiated thyroid carcinomas

OBJECTIVES: Forkhead box P3 (FoxP3) expression has been observed in human cancer cells but has not yet been reported in thyroid cells. We investigated the prognostic significance of both FoxP3 expression and intratumoral FoxP3+ lymphocyte infiltration in differentiated thyroid carcinoma cells. METHODS: We constructed a tissue microarray with 385 thyroid tissues, including 266 malignant tissues (from 253 papillary thyroid carcinomas and 13 follicular carcinomas), 114 benign lesions, and 5 normal thyroid tissues. RESULTS: We determined the expression of FoxP3 in both tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes using immunohistochemical techniques. Cellular expression of FoxP3 was evident in 71% of benign and 91.9% of malignant tissues. The nuclear and cytoplasmic expression patterns were quantified separately. A multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that cytoplasmic FoxP3 expression is an independent risk factor for thyroid malignancy. Cytoplasmic FoxP3 staining was inversely correlated with patient age. Nuclear FoxP3 staining was more intense in younger patients and in tumors presenting with metastasis at diagnosis. FoxP3+ lymphocytes were more frequent in tumors smaller than 2 cm, those without extrathyroidal invasion, and in patients with concurrent chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated FoxP3 expression in differentiated thyroid carcinoma cells and found evidence that this expression may exert an important influence on several features of tumor aggressiveness.

Classificação dos tumores hematopoéticos e linfoides de acordo com a OMS: padronização da nomenclatura em língua portuguesa, 4ª edição / Classification of haematopoietic and lymphoid tumors: WHO, standardization of nomenclature in Portuguese, 4th edition

INTRODUÇÃO: A classificação da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) para os tumores do tecido hematopoético e linfoide (4ª edição, 2008) representa uma revisão atualização da 3ª edição publicada em 2001. A tradução da nomenclatura utilizada para identificar as entidades descritas deve ser clara, precisa e uniforme no sentido de reproduzir de forma correta as diversas entidades clinicopatológicas para clínicos, patologistas e pesquisadores envolvidos na área da onco-hematopatologia. OBJETIVO: Os autores apresentam uma proposta de atualização e padronização terminológica em língua portuguesa, com base na OMS/2008.

INTRODUCTION: The World Health Organization (WHO) classification of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue (4th edition, 2008) tumors constitutes an updated review of the 3rd edition published in 2001. The translation of the nomenclature used to describe the entities should be clear, precise and uniform so that clinicians, pathologists and researchers involved in the onco-hematopathological area may identify them accurately. OBJECTIVE: With this purpose, the authors present an updated proposal and a terminological standardization in Portuguese based on WHO/2008.

Is polysomy 17 an important phenomenon to predict treatment with trastuzumab in breast cancer?

OBJECTIVES: Polysomy has been reported in 8 to 68% of invasive breast carcinomas. Polysomy 17 is frequently found in breast cancer and may complicate the interpretation of HER2 testing results. Abnormalities of chromosome 17 can lead to discrepant interpretations of FISH data. This study aimed to review the impact of polysomy 17 on HER2 testing and studied its clinicopathologic significance in relation to HER2 gene amplification and predicted treatment with trastuzumab. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A literature review was performed on polysomy 17 to clarify the significance of chromosome 17 polysomy in invasive breast cancer and show how the increase of CEP17 copy number is currently assessed for novel polysomy 17 testing techniques. CONCLUSIONS: Polysomy 17 tumors cannot be distinguished from HER2-negative tumors by standard pathologic criteria, including tumor grade and hormone receptor status. The literature indicates that HER2-directed therapy does not add benefit to cytotoxic chemotherapy in metastatic HER2 FISH-negative patients with polysomy 17; however, there is still controversy concerning clinical responses to trastuzumab in those specific cases. Accordingly, more studies with chromosome 17 polysomy and FISH negative are required.

Interleukin-10 but not interleukin-18 may be associated with the immune response against well-differentiated thyroid cancer

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the interleukin-18 +105A/C and interleukin-10 -1082A/G germline polymorphisms in the development and outcome of differentiated thyroid carcinoma associated or not with concurrent thyroiditis. METHODS: We studied 346 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinomas, comprising 292 papillary carcinomas and 54 follicular carcinomas, who were followed up for 12-298 months (mean 76.10 ± 68.23 months) according to a standard protocol. We genotyped 200 patients and 144 control individuals for the interleukin-18 +105A/C polymorphism, and we genotyped 183 patients and 137 controls for the interleukin-10 -1082A/G polymorphism. RESULTS: Interleukin-18 polymorphisms were not associated with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or any clinical or pathological feature of tumor aggressiveness. However, there was an association between the presence of interleukin-10 variants and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis was present in 21.74 percent of differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients, most frequently affecting women previously diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who had received a lower 131I cumulative dose and did not present lymph node metastases. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the inheritance of a G allele at the interleukin-10 -1082A/G polymorphism may favor a concurrent thyroid autoimmunity in differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients, and this autoimmunity may favor a better prognosis for these patients.

The use of the immunohistochemical biotin-free visualization systems for estrogen receptor evaluation of breast cancer

Background: A novel generation of immunohistochemical visualization systems based on a biotin-free polymeric (BFP) technology has recently been released. We have compared the new BFP and the classical streptavidin-biotin (SAB) systems to evaluate estrogen receptor in breast carcinomas. Methods: Serial sections from a tissue microarray containing 320 invasive breast carcinomas were stained by immunohistochemistry for estrogen receptor using the rabbit monoclonal antibody SP1. Eleven different visualization systems were used, including seven BFP systems (six second-generation: DAKO Advance TM , Leica Novolink TM, Zymed SuperPicTureTM , Zymed PicTure Max TM , Biogenex Super Sensitive Non-Biotin HRP TM , CellMarque Mouse/Rabbit Polydetector HRP/DABTM ; one first-generation: DAKO EnVision+TM) and four SAB systems (DAKO LSAB+TM ; Signet EasyPathTM ; Biogenex Super SensitiveTM and CellMarque Mouse/Rabbit Immunodetector HRP/DABTM). All visualization systems were used following the instructions provided by the manufacturers. All slides were scanned using Zeiss Mirax Scan™, and the intensity of immunohistochemistry staining was automatically quantified using HistoQuant™ software. The cytoplasm staining was visually evaluated as absent (0), weak (1), moderate (2), or strong (3). Results: The BFP Advance and Novolink , and the SAB LSAB + showed the highest staining intensity among all the systems (P<0.01). However, LSAB+ showed the highest cytoplasm staining among those used (p<0.01). .. The BFP Advance and Novolink showed the strongest staining intensity and, followed by all the other second-generation BFPs, represent a powerful tool for immunohistochemistry standardization of estrogen receptor evaluation of breast carcinomas.

Síndromes mielodisplásicas e mielodisplásicas/mieloproliferativas / Myelodysplastic syndromes and diseases with myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative features

As síndromes mielodisplásicas (SMD) representam um grupo heterogêneo de doenças hematológicas caracterizadas por hematopoese ineficaz e risco aumentado de evolução para leucemia mieloide aguda. Neste artigo educativo são apresentados aspectos gerais da sua fisiopatologia, diagnóstico, apresentação histopatológica e seu papel no diagnóstico diferencial, classificação e estratificação prognóstica. Ressalta-se a importância da avaliação clínica e laboratorial, que inclui avaliação do sangue periférico e medula óssea: morfologia - aspirado medular e biópsia óssea -, citogenética, imunofenotipagem, além de dados evolutivos. O diagnóstico definitivo, em especial nos casos de baixo risco, deve considerar a exclusão de causas não clonais que podem, através de alterações dismielopoéticas reativas, simular a mielodisplasia, tais como infecções virais, principalmente pelo HIV. A nova classificação revisada da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS-2008) é apresentada e discutida.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent a heterogeneous group of hematologic disorders characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis and an increased risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia. In this educational article the general aspects of the physiopathology, diagnosis, and histopathological features of MDS and their role in differential diagnosis, classification and prognostic categorization are presented. The importance of clinical and laboratory evaluations, including peripheral blood and bone marrow analyses, including morphology - aspirate and core biopsy, cytogenetics, immunophenotype and careful serial follow-up is emphasized. Definite diagnosis of MDS, especially in low-risk subtypes, should consider the exclusion of disorders with reactive bone marrow alterations, such as viral infections for example HIV. The new revised World Health Organization (WHO-2008) classification is presented and discussed.

Immunoarchitectural characterization of a human skin model reconstructed in vitro / Caracterização morfológica e imunoistoquímica de um modelo de pele humana reconstruída in vitro

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Over the last few years, different models for human skin equivalent reconstructed in vitro (HSERIV) have been reported for clinical usage and applications in research for the pharmaceutical industry. Before release for routine use as human skin replacements, HSERIV models need to be tested regarding their similarity with in vivo skin, using morphological (architectural) and immunohistochemical (functional) analyses. A model for HSERIV has been developed in our hospital, and our aim here was to further characterize its immunoarchitectural features by comparing them with human skin, before it can be tested for clinical use, e.g. for severe burns or wounds, whenever ancillary methods are not indicated. DESIGN AND SETTING: Experimental laboratory study, in the Skin Cell Culture Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. METHODS: Histological sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Masson's trichrome for collagen fibers, periodic acid-Schiff reagent for basement membrane and glycogen, Weigert-Van Gieson for elastic fibers and Fontana-Masson for melanocytes. Immunohistochemistry was used to localize cytokeratins (broad spectrum of molecular weight, AE1/AE3), high molecular weight cytokeratins (34βE12), low molecular weight cytokeratins (35βH11), cytokeratins 7 and 20, vimentin, S-100 protein (for melanocytic and dendritic cells), CD68 (KP1, histiocytes) and CD34 (QBend, endothelium). RESULTS: Histology revealed satisfactory similarity between HSERIV and in vivo skin. Immunohistochemical analysis on HSERIV demonstrated that the marker pattern was similar to what is generally present in human skin in vivo. CONCLUSION: HSERIV is morphologically and functionally compatible with human skin observed in vivo.

CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO: Nos últimos anos, diferentes modelos de pele humana reconstruída in vitro (PHRIV) foram descritos para uso clínico e aplicações em pesquisa na indústria farmacêutica. Antes de serem liberados para uso rotineiro como substitutos de pele humana, os modelos de PHRIV necessitam de testes (estudos) comparativos com a pele humana in vivo, por meio de análises morfológica (arquitetural) e imunoistoquímica (funcional). O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar as características imunoistoquímicas de um modelo de PHRIV desenvolvido em nosso serviço, comparando-as com a pele humana, para que esse modelo de PHRIV possa vir a ser testado clinicamente em casos de queimaduras e ulcerações de pele nos quais métodos tradicionais de tratamento não estejam indicados. TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Estudo experimental laboratorial realizado no Laboratório de Cultura de Células da Pele da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (FCM/Unicamp), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Cortes histológicos foram corados com hematoxilina-eosina, tricrômio de Masson para fibras colágenas, ácido periódico-reagente de Schiff para membrana basal e glicogênio, Weigert-Van Gieson para fibras elásticas e Fontana-Masson para melanócitos. Estudo imunoistoquímico foi realizado para identificar citoqueratinas de amplo espectro de pesos moleculares (AE1/AE3), citoqueratinas de alto peso molecular (34βE12), citoqueratinas de baixo peso molecular (35βH11), citoqueratinas 7 e 20, vimentina, proteína S-100 (para melanócitos e células dendríticas), CD68 (KP1, histiócitos) e CD34 (QBend, endotélio). RESULTADOS: A histologia revelou similaridade satisfatória entre PHRIV e a pele in vivo. O estudo imunoistoquímico da PHRIV demonstrou padrão semelhante de marcadores usualmente presentes na pele humana in vivo. CONCLUSÃO: A PHRIV estudada é morfológica e funcionalmente compatível com a pele humana observada in vivo.

Concomitant detection of hematological neoplasm and carcinoma: report on seven cases / Detecção concomitante de neoplasia hematológica e carcinoma: relato de sete casos

CONTEXT: The presence of multiple neoplasms in one patient is an uncommon event. Its occurrence ranges from 1.2 percent to 4.5 percent of cancer patients in autopsy and clinical studies. In the present article, cases of synchronous diagnoses of carcinoma and lymphoid neoplasms are reported. The intention of this report was to alert clinicians and pathologists to the possibility of the existence of concomitant neoplasms, in order to prevent inaccurate or delayed diagnosis and staging. CASES:Seven patients (four female and three male) with a median age of 61.4 years were diagnosed as having concomitant epithelial and hematological neoplasms. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Lymph nodes should be carefully examined when searching for metastases, because of the possibility of a second hematological malignancy. Whenever uncommon suspicious morphological features are seen in such neoplasms, an immunohistochemical analysis is essential.

CONTEXTO: A presença de múltiplas neoplasias em um mesmo paciente é evento infreqüente, correspondendo a 1,2 por cento-4,5 por cento dos pacientes com câncer em estudos clínicos e de autópsias. Neste artigo, os autores relatam casos de diagnósticos sincrônicos de carcinomas e neoplasias linfóides. Ao apresentar estes casos, tenciona-se alertar clínicos e patologistas para a possibilidade da ocorrência de neoplasias concomitantes, para evitar atrasos ou erros diagnósticos ou de estadiamento da doença. SÉRIE DE CASOS:Sete pacientes, quatro mulheres e três homens, com média de idade de 61,4 anos, foram diagnosticados com neoplasias epitelial e hematológica concomitantes. DISCUSSÃO E CONCLUSÃO: Os linfonodos devem ser cuidadosamente examinados quando se buscam metástases, dada a possibilidade de uma neoplasia hematológica concomitante. Sempre que aspectos morfológicos suspeitos forem detectados, um estudo imunoistoquímico faz-se necessário.

Model for human skin reconstructed in vitro composed of associated dermis and epidermis

CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO: A técnica para obtenção de pele humana que apresente derme e epiderme, reconstruída a partir de células isoladas de pacientes, pode possibilitar a realização de enxertos autólogos de pele reconstruída em laboratório em pacientes com áreas doadoras escassas, além de permitir ensaios com substâncias químicas e drogas in vitro e não mais in vivo. O objetivo do trabalho é demonstrar um método de obtenção de pele humana reconstruída in vitro composta de derme e epiderme associadas. TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Estudo experimental laboratorial realizado no Laboratório de Cultura de Células da Pele da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil. MÉTODOS: A partir da cultura de fibroblastos humanos, é possível obter um número suficiente de células que podem ser injetadas em uma matriz de colágeno bovino tipo I que, mantida imersa em meio de cultura específico para fibroblastos, permite a formação de uma derme humana reconstruída in vitro. Sobre essa derme, por meio de cultura de queratinócitos e melanócitos humanos, forma-se epiderme diferenciada, levando à formação de pele humana reconstruída in vitro, composta de derme e epiderme associadas. RESULTADOS: Demonstramos que é possível reproduzir pele humana reconstruída in vitro, composta de derme e epiderme associadas. Essa pele humana formada é, histologicamente, semelhante à pele humana in vivo. Na derme, identifica-se o tecido colágeno, com suas células, e a matriz extracelular organizados paralelamente à epiderme. Esta se desenvolve em várias camadas. CONCLUSÃO: É possível obter pele humana reconstruída in vitro, completamente diferenciada, composta de derme e epiderme, associadas, a partir da injeção de fibroblastos humanos em uma matriz de colágeno bovino tipo I e da cultura seqüencial de queratinócitos e melanócitose humanos sobre essa matriz contendo fibroblastos em seu interior.

Immunohistochemistry in diagnostic veterinary pathology: a critical review

A técnica de imuno-histoquímica é usada na rotina diagnóstica e na pesquisa em patologia humana desde 1970, porém seu uso na patologia veterinária é relativamente recente, principalmente com objetivo diagnóstico. A maior dificuldade no uso da imuno-histoquímica na patologia veterinária tem sido a falta de anticorpos específicos para os tecidos animais. Na falta de anticorpos específicos para as espécies domésticas, a patologia veterinária freqüentemente faz uso de anticorpos que apresentam reatividade cruzada entre antígenos humanos e animais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi testar a reatividade cruzada de diversos anticorpos feitos para uso humano em tecido parafinado de algumas espécies animais, utilizando-se dos novos métodos de recuperacão antigênica e amplificacão da reacão imuno-histoquímica. No presente estudo foi possível confirmar a aplicabilidade de que muitos anticorpos produzidos para diagnóstico imuno-histoquímico em patologia humana podem ser utilizados em patologia veterinária. Novos estudos são necessários a fim de se ampliar a lista de aplicabilidade desses anticorpos em diferentes espécies animais, levando sempre em consideracão as variacões de clones, diluicões, métodos de recuperacão antigênica e de revelacão.

Histological classification of 1,025 cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma from the state of São Paulo, Brazil

CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO: Tem-se afirmado correntemente que, em países industrializados, a esclerose nodular é o tipo mais freqüente de linfoma de Hodgkin, ao contrário de países em desenvolvimento, onde a celularidade mista e a depleção linfocitária são mais freqüentes. O objetivo do estudo é rever os dados histológicos de linfoma de Hodgkin das cidades de São Paulo e Campinas. TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Transversal, por análise histopatológica, em quatro hospitais universitários e um centro oncológico de referência. MÉTODOS: 1.025 casos com o diagnóstico de linfoma de Hodgkin entre 1990 e 2000 foram coletados de cinco instituições. Em 631 (61,5%) casos fora feito estudo imunoistoquímico para os marcadores CD20, CD3, CD15 e CD30. As freqüências relativas dos tipos histológicos (informadas pelos autores que são hematopatologistas de suas respectivas instituições) foram determinadas nos diversos grupos etários e por gênero. RESULTADOS: Os tipos de linfoma de Hodgkin foram assim distribuídos: predominância linfocitária 4,8%, esclerose nodular 69,2%, celularidade mista 21,1% e depleção linfocitária 4,6%. CONCLUSÕES: Dados controversos sobre a freqüência dos tipos de linfoma de Hodgkin em nosso meio parecem ser devidos ao pequeno número de casos dos trabalhos anteriores. Nossos dados são comparáveis aos dos países industrializados.