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1.
J Clin Pathol ; 57(1): 22-6, 2004 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14693830

ABSTRACT

AIMS: To assess changes in volume and complexity of cellular pathology workload after clinical service reorganisation and alterations in pathology reporting practices, and to identify objective measures of change applicable to all cellular pathology departments. The ear, nose, and throat (ENT), head and neck (HN) specialty was chosen for assessment. METHODS: Cellular pathology workload from the ENT-HN surgical specialty was assessed numerically and the complexity in examination of cancer resection specimens was evaluated. Medical and technical time inputs in the reporting of ENT-HN cancer resections were measured prospectively, and the histological and cytological workload arising from the management of such cases was obtained. RESULTS: The 88.83% increase in ENT-HN specimens contrasted with a 13.53% increase in total surgical workload. Substantial increases in work complexity were found when measured as blocks/slides for each case and number of histochemical/immunohistochemical requests. On average, examination of one ENT-HN cancer case consumed 55% of one pathologist's work session and over one 10th of a technician's working week. On average, each cancer generated 3.3 histological and 1.06 cytological specimens. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence is provided of the increase in cellular pathology workload and in its complexity. This study lists objective measures of complexity applicable to all pathology subspecialties. Given the workforce crisis and expanding clinical needs, realistic workload calculations should include measurement of complexity and not just volumes.


Subject(s)
Pathology Department, Hospital/organization & administration , Workload/statistics & numerical data , England , Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Head and Neck Neoplasms/surgery , Humans , Otolaryngology/organization & administration , Pathology Department, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Pathology Department, Hospital/trends , Pathology, Surgical/organization & administration , Prospective Studies , Retrospective Studies
2.
J Clin Pathol ; 52(10): 776-9, 1999 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10674039

ABSTRACT

AIM: To establish the staining characteristics of certain ion exchange resins in histological material, with a view to enabling confident differential identification. METHODS: Various histological staining procedures were applied to selected pathological material and prepared agar blocks containing the cation exchange resin calcium polystyrene sulphonate and the anion exchange resin cholestyramine. RESULTS: Calcium polystyrene sulphonate uniquely stained strongly by a direct Schiff's reagent procedure without any preoxidation and by the Ziehl-Neelsen method. Cholestyramine was negative by the former method but stained strongly with a standard Congo red technique. CONCLUSIONS: These staining results are consistent with the known structure and properties of polystyrene sulphonate and cholestyramine resins. Polystyrene sulphonate resins have the virtually pathognomonic feature of direct Schiff positivity, while morphology, location, and strong non-birefringent Congo red positivity facilitate the identification of cholestyramine. It is possible that the intrinsic staining characteristics of cholestyramine may be lost once it has bound to its target.


Subject(s)
Ion Exchange Resins/analysis , Anion Exchange Resins/analysis , Cation Exchange Resins/analysis , Cholestyramine Resin/analysis , Coloring Agents , Humans , Polystyrenes/analysis , Staining and Labeling
5.
Nephrol Dial Transplant ; 5(10): 878-81, 1990.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2128384

ABSTRACT

Subcutaneous deposition of beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2-M) amyloid is an uncommon finding in uraemic patients on long-term haemodialysis. A 60-year-old female on haemodialysis for 16 years developed a subcutaneous haematoma 2 years prior to death. At necropsy the lesion contained numerous deposits of beta 2-M amyloid as well as evidence of old haemorrhage, fibrous repair, dystrophic calcification and calcium oxalate crystal deposition. Highly sulphated glycosaminoglycans were present in the amyloid deposits. beta 2-M amyloid deposits were also present in the hip joint, cervical and lumbar spine, and in small blood vessels of the heart, liver, and lung. The possible role of trauma and tissue glycosaminoglycans changes in the formation of subcutaneous amyloid tumours is discussed.


Subject(s)
Amyloid/metabolism , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects , beta 2-Microglobulin/metabolism , Connective Tissue/metabolism , Connective Tissue/pathology , Female , Humans , Kidney Failure, Chronic/metabolism , Kidney Failure, Chronic/pathology , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Middle Aged
6.
J Clin Pathol ; 42(3): 318-21, 1989 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2539401

ABSTRACT

A method for inactivating viruses in tissues is reported that does not impair the antigenicity of the Coxsackie virus or of some common tissue antigens, a common problem with standard tissue fixation methods. Tissues can be placed briefly in Betapropiolactone before cryostat sectioning without any adverse effect on preservation or antigen expression. It is suggested that use of Betapropiolactone is applicable to tissues harbouring or exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As betapropiolactone has been reported to be carcinogenic in rodents any potential danger can be avoided by basic simple precautions.


Subject(s)
Antigens, Viral/analysis , Antiviral Agents , Disinfectants , Lactones , Propiolactone , Tissue Preservation/methods , Enterovirus B, Human/immunology , HIV Antigens/analysis , Humans
7.
Histopathology ; 13(3): 281-8, 1988 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3192192

ABSTRACT

Two patients receiving gold therapy for rheumatoid arthritis developed skin pigmentation, chrysiasis, which in one appeared 4 months after cessation of the therapy. The diagnosis was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and mass spectrometry laser microprobe analysis of paraffin sections and its extent demonstrated by epipolarized light. The condition is poorly reported and clinically may be confused with silver and mercury impregnation. Tissue diagnosis requires ancillary methods and of these, transmission electron microscopy and laser microprobe mass spectrometry are excellent examples. The transmission electron microscopy findings differ from previous reports and raise doubts on the hypothesis on the role of the skin in gold excretion. Because of the renewed interest in crysotherapy and the latent period that can separate this from chrysiasis, an increase in chrysiasis and the need for its diagnosis can be anticipated.


Subject(s)
Pigmentation Disorders/diagnosis , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Biopsy , Gold/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Mass Spectrometry , Microscopy, Electron , Pigmentation Disorders/metabolism , Pigmentation Disorders/pathology
8.
J Med Vet Mycol ; 25(5): 339-41, 1987 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3323452

ABSTRACT

Sexual reproductive stages of fungi are very rarely found within mammalian tissues. We report here coexistence of cleistothecia associated with Emericella nidulans and its conidial state, Aspergillus nidulans, in a fungal mass which developed in a maxillary sinus.


Subject(s)
Aspergillosis/microbiology , Aspergillus nidulans/isolation & purification , Maxillary Sinus/microbiology , Sinusitis/microbiology , Aged , Aspergillus nidulans/cytology , Aspergillus nidulans/physiology , Female , Humans , Spores, Fungal
9.
J Clin Pathol ; 40(3): 262-6, 1987 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3104406

ABSTRACT

A further histopathological complication of atypical mycobacterial infection in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reported. Positive reactivity between mycobacterial antibodies within a polyclonal antiserum and mycobacteria within tissues resulted in false positivity with this reagent to factor VIII related antigen. This complication may be avoided either by prior testing of the antiserum, or by purification, or by the use of monoclonal antibodies. Histopathologists examining tissues from patients with AIDS and those with disseminated mycobacterial infections and using immunohistochemical techniques should be aware of this occurrence.


Subject(s)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/immunology , Antibody Specificity , Antigens/immunology , Factor VIII/immunology , Macrophages/immunology , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/pathology , Adult , False Positive Reactions , Humans , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Male , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/complications , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/immunology , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/pathology , von Willebrand Factor
10.
Stain Technol ; 60(4): 219-31, 1985 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2409642

ABSTRACT

The development of tannic acid as a reagent in histological methods is traced against a background of widespread use in science and technology from times of antiquity. Numerous light microscopic methods involving tannic acid, particularly in conjunction with iron and silver, have been described for a variety of tissue components. In most applications, tannic acid functions as a mordant. Current use is generally restricted to methods based on its affinity for collagen. The most significant histological use of tannic acid in contemporary times is as an adjunct to conventional glutaraldehyde-osmium-heavy metal fixation and staining for ultrastructural studies of tissue structures not normally clearly demonstrated. Tannic acid reacts with various components by mechanisms which are often not fully understood.


Subject(s)
Fixatives , Hydrolyzable Tannins , Staining and Labeling/history , Tannins , Animals , Germany , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , History, Ancient , History, Medieval , Microscopy, Electron/history
12.
Histopathology ; 8(2): 331-8, 1984 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6724534

ABSTRACT

The histochemical characteristics of a sulphonated polystyrene resin were investigated and compared with those of sulphonic acid residues derived from intrinsic tissue components. The major features of the resin particles were their direct Schiff positivity and basophilia. Unlike the tissue sulphonic acids, the resin particles failed to stain with alcian blue. Because of their acid nature, the particles may be responsible for the onset of an aspiration pneumonia if they are accidentally inhaled by debilitated patients.


Subject(s)
Pneumonia, Aspiration/chemically induced , Polystyrenes/adverse effects , Aged , Histocytochemistry , Humans , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Lung/pathology , Male , Pneumonia, Aspiration/pathology , Polystyrenes/isolation & purification , Resins, Synthetic/adverse effects , Resins, Synthetic/isolation & purification , Sulfonic Acids/isolation & purification
13.
J Oral Pathol ; 12(5): 342-6, 1983 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6195320

ABSTRACT

Histochemical methods for proteins were applied to crystals found in pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid. Positive reactions were obtained with methods for tyrosine, tryptophan, arginine and sulphydryl groups, and indicate a greater complexity of composition than has previously been acknowledged.


Subject(s)
Adenoma, Pleomorphic/metabolism , Parotid Neoplasms/metabolism , Tyrosine/metabolism , Adult , Crystallography , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Staining and Labeling
14.
Am J Dermatopathol ; 5(4): 381-4, 1983 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6638408

ABSTRACT

A case report is presented of a man with a recurrence of a basal cell carcinoma on the forehead that upon histologic examination of the specimen of surgical excision revealed both perineurial and endoneurial invasion of several fascicles of the supraorbital nerve by neoplastic cells.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Basal Cell/pathology , Cranial Nerve Neoplasms/pathology , Maxillary Nerve , Orbital Neoplasms/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
15.
Histochemistry ; 79(1): 111-6, 1983.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6643133

ABSTRACT

The histochemistry of barium was investigated with particular reference to the use of sodium rhodizonate. It was found that not all batches of sodium rhodizonate were able to effect satisfactory visualisation of barium deposits. None of the other histological parameters considered gave a consistent indication of the presence of barium.


Subject(s)
Barium/analysis , Cyclohexanes , Cyclohexanones , Birefringence , Histocytochemistry/methods , Humans
17.
Histochemistry ; 75(2): 259-67, 1982.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7129968

ABSTRACT

Some birefringent renal deposits were found to give the usual histological reactions for calcium oxalate but were soluble in caustic alkalis. Comparison with known oxalate crystals using a laser microprobe mass analyser confirmed the presence of calcium oxalate. Similar crystals were found in liver tissue from a rat poisoned with ethylene glycol.


Subject(s)
Calcium Oxalate , Lasers , Aged , Female , Histocytochemistry/methods , Humans , Kidney Diseases/pathology , Kidney Tubules/pathology , Solubility
19.
Br J Dermatol ; 102(2): 227-30, 1980 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7387877

ABSTRACT

A male patient 68 years, suffering from pyoderma gangrenosum which was resistant to conventional treatment, received clofazimine 400 mg daily for 5 months, then reducing to 300 mg daily for the next 6 months. Eleven months after starting the drug, he was admitted to hospital with severe abdominal pain, laparotomy revealing infarction of the spleen, with violaceous congestion of the small bowel. The spleen was removed and post-operative recovery was satisfactory. Histopathological examination of the spleen (removed at operation) and of tissue from a duodenal biopsy (taken postoperatively) showed large numbers of striations and outlines suggestive of crystal deposition. Mesenteric lymph node revealed a massive accumulation of crystals in cortical and medullary sinuses. The findings emphasize that clofazamine should not be used in high dosage over prolonged periods of time, except under close clinical and laboratory supervision, and for conditions not amenable to other drugs.


Subject(s)
Clofazimine/adverse effects , Pyoderma/drug therapy , Skin Ulcer/drug therapy , Splenic Infarction/chemically induced , Aged , Clofazimine/therapeutic use , Humans , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Male , Mesentery , Splenic Infarction/pathology
20.
J Clin Pathol ; 30(9): 800-11, 1977 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-72077

ABSTRACT

Oxalosis is the histological manifestation of a number of diverse clinicopathological states involving abnormalities of both endogenous and exogenous oxalate. Crystalline deposits of calcium oxalate, usually first detected by their birefringence, may be characterised by a combination of their physical and tinctorial properties.


Subject(s)
Metabolic Diseases/pathology , Oxalates/metabolism , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Crystallization , Female , Glyoxylates/analysis , Hot Temperature , Humans , Infant , Intestinal Diseases/pathology , Kidney Diseases/pathology , Male , Metabolic Diseases/chemically induced , Metabolic Diseases/etiology , Metabolism, Inborn Errors/pathology , Middle Aged , Oxalates/analysis , Solubility , Staining and Labeling/methods
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