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J Surg Case Rep ; 2024(3): rjae113, 2024 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38455985

ABSTRACT

Eosinophilic gastritis is a rare type of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. Patients with eosinophilic gastritis usually present with symptoms such as nausea, emesis, abdominal pain, and weight loss. In severe cases, patients can suffer rare complications such as gastric outlet obstruction and spontaneous perforation. Here, we present the case of a young adult male who presented with acute onset abdominal pain for 1 day. The patient was found to have significant mural thickening of gastric antrum with pneumoperitoneum on abdominal CT scan, consistent with a perforated gastric ulcer. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and required modified graham patch repair. The diagnosis of eosinophilic gastritis was made based on the pathology review of intraoperative endoscopic biopsy specimens.

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Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol ; 25(8): 553-558, 2017 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26945445

ABSTRACT

Growth factor receptor-bound protein 7 (GRB7) gene is located adjacent to the HER2 gene on the 17q12-21 amplicon, is often coamplified with HER2 in a subset of breast cancers, and has been implicated in resistance to anti-HER2 and antiestrogen therapy. This study investigated the correlation of GRB7 expression by immunohistochemistry with HER2 expression, HER2 amplification, increased chromosome 17 copy number, and other prognostic and predictive factors in invasive breast cancer, including histologic grade, pathologic stage, and ER, PR, and p53 status. Paraffin-embedded samples of 188 invasive breast carcinomas with documented HER2, ER, and PR testing were collected and divided into 3 groups: cases positive for HER2 overexpression/gene amplification (n=60), negative for HER2 overexpression (n=97), and cases with increased chromosome 17 copy number without HER2 amplification (n=31). GRB7 expression was evaluated on all 188 cases. In addition, p53 immunohistochemistry was performed on 13 HER2+/GRB7+ cases and 39 HER2+/GRB7- cases. GRB7 expression correlated strongly with HER2 overexpression. GRB7 expression was present in 20/60 (33.33%) of HER2+ cases, compared with 1/97 (1.03%) HER2- cases, and 1/31 (3.22%) increased chromosome 17 copy number cases (P<0.0001). In HER2+ cases, GRB7 expression was found to correlate significantly with a greater degree of HER2 amplification. The mean±SEM HER2 copy number was 21.14±2.59 in GRB7+ cases, compared with 9.8±1.38 in GRB7- cases (P=0.0001). GRB7 expression correlated significantly with ER negativity (P=0.012) and p53 positivity (P=0.03). GRB7 expression did not correlate with histologic grade, pathologic stage, or PR expression. Our data shows that GRB7 expression in invasive breast cancer correlates with markers of a more aggressive phenotype, including HER2 overexpression, a greater degree of HER2 amplification, ER negativity, and p53 positivity.


Subject(s)
Breast Neoplasms/metabolism , GRB7 Adaptor Protein/metabolism , Genes, erbB-2 , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Breast Neoplasms/genetics , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Female , Humans , Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism , Receptors, Progesterone/metabolism , Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism
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J Foot Ankle Surg ; 48(2): 125-9, 2009.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19232962

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Marginal zone lymphoma is a neoplasm affecting the lymphatic system, including the bone marrow, thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes. This type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma affects B cells and is estimated to comprise between 5% and 17% of all non-Hodgkin's diseases. The incidence of finding any neoplasm within the foot and ankle has been estimated to be only 2.0% to 3.5% of all patients. However, despite the low incidence of cancer found within the foot and ankle, the clinician must be mindful that the possibility does exist and should thus consider surgically excised soft tissue and bone for pathological evaluation. A case report of marginal zone lymphoma, incidentally diagnosed through hallux valgus surgery, is presented. LEVEL OF CLINICAL EVIDENCE: 4.


Subject(s)
Hallux Valgus/surgery , Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology , Aged , Female , Hallux Valgus/pathology , Humans , Incidental Findings , Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/drug therapy , Pathology, Surgical
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Stem Cells ; 20(5): 380-93, 2002.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12351809

ABSTRACT

Dendritic cells (DCs) are important for the induction of primary T-cell responses and may serve as "biologic adjuvants" in therapeutic protocols. However, given the "plasticity" of this antigen-presenting cell, it remains unclear which DC type (source, subtype, and stage of differentiation) should be applied clinically. To provide additional insight in this selection process, we have, for the first time, analyzed the in vitro differentiation of CD34(+) precursor-derived and monocyte-derived DCs for ultrastructure, phenotype, and function. The ultrastructural intracytoplasmic differentiation of DCs correlated with increasing T-cell stimulatory activity of these cells. "Early-stage"-DCs proliferate, exhibit high levels of soluble antigen uptake, and moderate T-cell stimulatory capacity, and are characterized by centrally located nuclei and numerous enlarged mitochondria. "Intermediate-stage"-DCs are enlarged cells with enhanced T-cell stimulatory activity and pronounced cytoplasmic protein synthesis machinery. "Late-stage" (LS)-DCs exhibit a mature secretory cell phenotype and low proliferative index. They express high levels of the HLA-DR, CD40L, B7-1, and B7-2 molecules and CD83, a specific marker of mature DCs, and appear maximally stimulatory to T cells. Ultrastructurally, LS-DCs feature an accentric nucleus, an enlarged cytoplasm, containing numerous secretory storage vesicles, along with a fully developed Golgi complex. LS-DCs exhibited numerous multivesicular and multilaminar structures containing major histocompatibility complex class II molecules, consistent with the MIIC (peptide-loading) compartment. In extended studies, cultured CD14(+) monocyte-derived DCs displayed a similar, but accelerated, temporal differentiation staging pattern.


Subject(s)
Antigen Presentation/immunology , Antigens, CD/immunology , Cell Compartmentation/immunology , Cell Differentiation/immunology , Dendritic Cells/immunology , Lymphocyte Activation/immunology , Organelles/immunology , T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Cells, Cultured , Dendritic Cells/metabolism , Dendritic Cells/ultrastructure , Fetal Blood , HLA-DR Antigens/immunology , Humans , Interferon-gamma/metabolism , Microscopy, Electron , Monocytes/cytology , Monocytes/immunology , Organelles/metabolism , Organelles/ultrastructure , Stem Cells/cytology , Stem Cells/immunology
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