Clear cell carcinoma: a comprehensive literature review of 254 cases.

This comprehensive literature review represents a summary of all cases of clear cell carcinoma (CCC) of the salivary glands that are documented in the literature. PubMed was used to collect available reports of CCC; 97 reports detailing 254 cases, published between 1983 and 2020, were retrieved. Clinically the tumor manifests most commonly as a painless mass or swelling on the palate, and the duration of symptoms prior to seeking care ranges from 1 week to 6 years. Metastasis, both local and distant, was reported in 13.9% of 202 total cases. Local tumor recurrence was present in 18.8% of the cases. By histopathology, CCC shows a mixture of growth patterns including solid (25.1%), nested (78.6%), sheet-like (23.5%), cords (46.1%), and trabeculae (42.4%). Immunohistochemical studies are positive for one or more cytokeratins (99.1%), PAS (95.1%), EMA (77.8%), and p63 (96.3%), but negative for S-100 (96.3%), PASD (91.1%), SMA (91.0%), and calponin (95.1%). Molecular features were reported in 115 cases; 96.0% were positive for an EWSR1 rearrangement by EWSR1 break apart FISH testing and 14.8% were positive for the rearrangement EWSR1-ATF1 tested by qPCR or targeted RNA sequencing. Clinical patterns and genetic studies imply that this tumor is the extraosseous counterpart of clear cell odontogenic carcinoma, an intraosseous odontogenic tumor of the jaws.

Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: a rare jaw tumor. A summary of 107 reported cases.

The purpose of this study was to summarize the currently published cases of clear cell odontogenic carcinoma (CCOC). The PubMed and Springer databases were used to collect available reports, searching for 'clear cell odontogenic carcinoma', 'CCOC', or 'clear cell ameloblastoma'. The search resulted in 75 reports detailing 107 cases between 1985 and 2018. Clinically the tumor manifests as a swelling in the posterior mandible (n=46), anterior mandible (n=33), and maxilla (n=28). Radiological analysis of 85 cases typically showed a poorly defined expansive radiolucency (n=83). Of the 70 patients with symptoms reported, 44 specified a swelling, 11 tooth mobility, seven gingival/periodontal issues, five numbness, and three decreased jaw opening. One patient presented with a neck mass. The duration of symptoms prior to seeking care was specified for 52 patients: 2 months to 1 year for 34 patients, 1-2 years for seven, 2-4 years for two, 4-7 years for six, and 7-12 years for three. The incidence of recurrence appeared to be 38 of the 88 cases where recurrence was reported. CCOC can be distinguished from other oral cancers by its distinctive histology and immunohistochemical characteristics and less aggressive behavior. Currently, treatment should be early and aggressive resection with clear surgical margins and long-term follow-up. The overall goal is to collect a cohort of patients.

Mouse CD1-specific NK1 T cells: development, specificity, and function.

NK1 T cells are a specialized population of alpha/beta T cells that coexpress receptors of the NK lineage and have the unique potential to very rapidly secrete large amounts of cytokines, providing early help for effector cells and regulating the Th1 or Th2 differentiation of some immune responses. NK1 T cells express a restricted TCR repertoire made of an invariant TCR alpha chain, V alpha 14-J alpha 281, associated with polyclonal V beta 8, V beta 7, and V beta 2 TCR beta chains. NK1 T cells recognize the products of the conserved family of MHC class I-like CD1 genes, apparently in the absence of foreign antigens. Thus, this novel regulatory pathway, which straddles the innate and the adaptive immune systems, is unique in that its activation may not require associative recognition of antigen. Here, we review the specificity and function of mouse NK1 T cells, and we discuss the relationship of this lineage to mainstream T cells and NK cells.

Linfomas a células T post Tímicos / Lymphomas cells T post thymic

Se realizó el estudio prospectivo de veinte pacientes con linfoma a células T post tímicos, grupo de linfomas heterogéneo. con un comportamiento clínico que varió de bajo a alto grado de malignidad. Se aplicó inmunomicroscopía y la clasificación propuesta por Eliane S. Jaffe. Se consideró especialmente el diagnóstico diferencial del grupo de lesiones inmunoproliferativas angiocéntricas, que correspondió al 65 por ciento de los casos; de lo ellos, el 46 por ciento fueron diagnosticados como linfoma a células T nasal angiocéntrico.

Loss of free amino groups in the water-insoluble fraction of nuclear senile cataracts.

Free amino groups were analyzed in the water-insoluble fraction (WIF) of cataractous human lenses of the nuclear sclerosis, pigmented type. Two modified versions of the trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) procedure for the determination of free amino groups in proteins (AFSA Habeeb, Anal Biochem 14:328-336, 1966) were used for this purpose. The concentration of free amino groups in WIF was found to be inversely related to the dry weight of this fraction. Taking WIF weight as a measure of the severity of nuclear cataract, it can be thus said that a relative loss of free amino groups apparently occurs during the insolubilization process associated to this type of senile cataract. The disappearance rate has been estimated as about 0.9%--NH2 per 1 mg of material added to WIF. After considering other possible alternatives (loss of accessibility of amino groups to TNBS, dilution of amino groups by materials with a low primary amine content) we have interpreted this finding as most likely due to the postsynthetic blockade of lysine epsilon-amino functions in WIF proteins. The potential involvement of lysine residues in Schiff base formation is discussed within the context of current views of cataractogenesis. The reaction of lysine epsilon-NH2 with unidentified carbonyl compounds could represent a partial but quantitatively important mechanism of yellowing in nuclear cataracts.