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Hum Pathol ; 56: 155-62, 2016 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27346573

RESUMO

One of the major goals of an anatomic pathology laboratory quality program is to minimize unwarranted diagnostic variability and equivocal reporting. This study evaluated the utility of Miraca Life Sciences' "Disease-Focused Diagnostic Review" (DFDR) quality program in improving interobserver diagnostic reproducibility associated with classification of "atypical glands suspicious for adenocarcinoma" (ATYP) in prostate biopsies. Seventy-one selected prostate biopsies with a focus of ATYP were reviewed by 8 pathologists. Participants were blinded to the original diagnosis and were first asked to classify the ATYP as benign, atypical, or limited adenocarcinoma. DFDR comprised a "theoretical consensus" (in which pathologists first reached consensus on the morphological features they considered relevant for the diagnosis of limited prostatic adenocarcinoma), a didactic review including relevant literature, and "practical consensus" (pathologists performed joint microscopic sessions, reconciling each other's observations and positions evaluating a separate unique slide set). Participants were finally asked to reclassify the original 71 ATYP cases based on knowledge gleaned from DFDR. Pre- and post-DFDR interobserver reproducibility of overall diagnostic agreement was assessed. Interobserver reproducibility measured by Fleiss κ values of pre- and post-DFDR was 0.36 and 0.59, respectively (P=.006). Post-DFDR, there were significant improvement for "100% concordance" (P=.011) and reduction for "no consensus" (P=.0004) categories. Despite a lower pre-DFDR reproducibility for non-uropathology fellowship-trained (n=3, κ=0.38) versus uropathology fellowship-trained (n=5, κ=0.43) pathologists, both groups achieved similarly high post-DFDR κ levels (κ=0.58 and 0.56, respectively). DFDR represents an effective tool to formally achieve diagnostic consensus and reduce variability associated with critical diagnoses in an anatomic pathology practice.


Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Patologia Clínica/normas , Neoplasias da Próstata/patologia , Melhoria de Qualidade/normas , Indicadores de Qualidade em Assistência à Saúde/normas , Adenocarcinoma/classificação , Biópsia por Agulha/normas , Consenso , Humanos , Masculino , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Padrões de Prática Médica/normas , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Neoplasias da Próstata/classificação , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Terminologia como Assunto , Fluxo de Trabalho
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Hum Pathol ; 45(11): 2263-9, 2014 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25228336

RESUMO

Accurate recognition of Gleason pattern 5 (GP5) prostate adenocarcinoma (PCa) on core biopsy (NBX) is critical because it is associated with disease progression and the worst clinical outcome. We evaluated 1557 consecutive and prospectively collected NBXs to determine the frequency of diagnosis, morphologic subpatterns, and their relation to the amount and pattern distribution of GP5 PCa based on the 2005 modified Gleason grading system. Tertiary GP5 was upgraded to a secondary pattern to derive the final Gleason score. GP5 accounted for 6% of all NBXs and 14% of PCa cases. GP5 PCas were associated with high-risk preoperative clinical and biopsy characteristics, regardless of the amount of GP5. Most patients (85%) with % GP5 greater than 5% of PCa had the final Gleason score of 9 to 10, compared with % GP5 of 5% or less of PCa (P < .0001). The morphologic subpatterns of GP5 PCas were as follows: infiltrating cords (96%), single cells (76%), solid sheets (29%), and comedocarcinoma (2%). Infiltrating cords and single-cell patterns frequently coexisted (76%). The GP5 was distributed in a tertiary (66%), followed by secondary (32%) and primary (2%) components of PCa. Infiltrating cords and single cells were the 2 most frequently encountered patterns, specifically when GP5 involved 5% or less of PCa and represented secondary or tertiary component of PCa. GP5 PCa is a relatively frequent presentation in the contemporary NBX practice. Because of its important prognostic and therapeutic implications, pathologists must be aware of its varied morphologic presentations and to the fact that most cases with GP5 represent a tertiary component of PCa.


Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Próstata/patologia , Neoplasias da Próstata/patologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biópsia com Agulha de Grande Calibre , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gradação de Tumores , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos
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Hum Pathol ; 44(5): 786-94, 2013 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23158212

RESUMO

Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for ERG is used as a surrogate for TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion, a specific molecular event seen in ~50% of prostate carcinomas (PCas) and ~20% of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) intermingled with adjacent PCa demonstrating identical gene fusions. We studied 84 "atypical glands suspicious for cancer (ATYP)" cases using multiplex ERG/α-methylacyl-CoA-racemase (AMACR)/high-molecular-weight cytokeratin/p63 IHC to determine how often ERG contributes to resolving an ATYP diagnosis beyond that provided by AMACR and basal markers. Final diagnoses of benign, ATYP, and cancer were rendered after review of morphology and all markers in 3, 30, and 51 cases, respectively. Of 51 cancer diagnoses, 45% and 94% were positive for ERG and AMACR, respectively. Of 30 atypical diagnoses, 10% and 67% were positive for ERG and AMACR, respectively. Of 3 benign diagnoses, none and 83% were positive for ERG and AMACR, respectively. Three ERG-positive atypical cases were classified as "HGPIN with adjacent ATYP." ERG was expressed in adjacent noncancer glands of 20% of PCas, whereas AMACR was expressed in noncancer glands in all diagnostic categories in 40% of cases. Positive ERG staining helped establish the initial ATYP diagnosis to PCa in 28% cases whose diagnoses would otherwise remain ATYP based on AMACR and basal markers. ERG positivity in small atypical glands where HGPIN diagnosis is excluded helps establish a definitive cancer diagnosis in a small proportion of additional ATYP cases. We recommend judicious use of ERG, preferably as a component of multiplex IHC, in evaluation of difficult prostate biopsies.


Assuntos
Neoplasia Prostática Intraepitelial/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Próstata/diagnóstico , Racemases e Epimerases , Transativadores , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Queratinas , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Próstata/patologia , Neoplasia Prostática Intraepitelial/patologia , Neoplasias da Próstata/patologia , Regulador Transcricional ERG
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Exp Mol Pathol ; 79(1): 39-41, 2005 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16005710

RESUMO

The prognostic significance of selected markers of leukemic cells is well known. CD7 and CD56 expression at diagnosis has been associated with low remission rates and biological aggressiveness in a significant proportion of acute leukemias. Among 46 patients with acute myeloid leukemia, we found CD7 expression in 15 cases (32.6%) and CD56 positivity in 10 patients (21.7%). Six of these myeloid leukemia cases (13%) showed expression of both CD7 and CD56. Four of 46 (8.7%) patients expressed CD79a. Among the 10 that were acute myeloblastic leukemia, 8 expressed CD7, 4 expressed CD56, and 4 were positive for CD79a. Thus, these markers were expressed early in hemopoietic ontogeny in the lesser-differentiated acute myeloid leukemia subtypes, including FAB M0, M1, and M2. Whereas CD7 and CD56 were each positive in 4 cases of acute myelomonocytic leukemia (FAB M4 subtype), there was no CD79a expression in the M4 cases. CD7 is expressed by mature T cells, NK cells, and an immature myeloid cell subset. NK cells and a T cell subset express CD56. By contrast, CD79a is a B cell marker that is assigned a high score of 2.0 in the differentiation of acute leukemias of ambiguous lineage in the WHO classification. The aberrant expression of CD7, CD56, and CD79a, representing the capacity of these leukemias for trilineal expression of leukocyte differentiation antigens, portends a poor prognosis.


Assuntos
Antígenos CD7/biossíntese , Antígenos CD/biossíntese , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Antígeno CD56/biossíntese , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos B/biossíntese , Antígenos CD79 , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Prognóstico
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Exp Mol Pathol ; 79(2): 146-50, 2005 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15963979

RESUMO

Flow cytometric analysis of abnormal lymphocyte populations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been widely reported to show weak expression of surface immunoglobulin (sIg). The international scoring system to help discriminate between CLL and other B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders lists this as the first of 5 criteria worth 1 point each. In the present study, 30 cases of CLL were studied for surface and cytoplasmic Ig expression. 23 of these 30 (76.7%) cases were positive for sIg. Of these 23, 14 cases (60.9%) showed moderate to bright sIg expression. All of these 23 cases were positive for CD5 and CD23; all were negative for CD10 and only 6 (26.1%) were positive for FMC7. 27 of 30 (90.0%) cases expressed cytoplasmic immunoglobulin (cIg) compared to 5% reported by others. This shows that cytoplasmic Ig occurs in a much greater percentage of cases than reported previously. 23 of 30 (76.7%) cases showed positivity for both surface and cytoplasmic Ig, with 15 showing kappa light chain restriction and 8 showing lambda light chain restriction. Six expressed cytoplasmic Ig only, with 4 showing kappa light chain restriction and 2 showing lambda light chain restriction. One case expressed neither cytoplasmic nor surface Ig. CD38 positivity portends a worse prognosis. Of the 29 cases tested for CD38, 13 (44.8%) were positive. Of these 13 cases, 12 were in the surface Ig/cytoplasmic Ig+ group and 1 in the cytoplasmic Ig+ group only. Also, of the 23 cases tested for CD22 expression, 16 (69.6%) were positive. These data question the use of both "weak" surface Ig expression and lack of CD22 expression as valid scoring criteria for CLL.


Assuntos
Membrana Celular/imunologia , Citoplasma/imunologia , Imunoglobulinas/biossíntese , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Citometria de Fluxo , Imunofluorescência , Humanos , Imunoglobulinas/imunologia , Imunofenotipagem
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J Endourol ; 17(5): 333-6, 2003 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12885361

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is defined as an impediment to urinary flow from the renal pelvis into the ureter. The exact cause remains an enigma despite investigations along embryologic, anatomic, and histologic lines. Our goal was to investigate in vivo the expression profile of cytokines in hyperplastic urothelial cells as a means of determining the source of UPJO. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cellular proteomes of matched normal and hyperplastic urothelial cells were analyzed by laser capture microdissection (LCM) and tissue microdissection and human cytokine proteomic chips. All specimens (N = 9) were surgically obtained from patients undergoing laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty and were immediately embedded in O.C.T. solution and flash-frozen in liquid nitrogen. Tissue sections (6 microm) were mounted on uncoated glass slides using a cryostat, fixed in 70% ethanol, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and sequentially dehydrated in ethanol and xylene. Typically, paired samples of normal and hyperplastic urothelial cells were procured on separate caps from serial sections of each specimen by the Arcturus PixCell II LCM system using 3000 laser pulses and a spot diameter of 30 microm. Total proteins were harvested and quantitated. Differential expression profile analysis of 43 cytokines in normal and hyperplastic cells were performed using human protein chips. Briefly, the membranes were initially probed with protein (150 ng) from normal or hyperplastic cells and sequentially reacted with a cocktail of biotinylated cytokine antibodies and horseradish peroxidase-conjugated streptavidin. The membranes were developed using enhanced chemiluminescence and analyzed by densitometry. RESULTS: Comparative densitometric analysis revealed twofold to fourfold upregulation of growth-related oncogene alpha (GRO-alpha), interleukin (IL)-1alpha, interferon (INF)-gamma, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, RANTES, and macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta (MIP-1beta) and twofold to fourfold downregulation of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and IL-10 in hyperplastic urothelial cells compared with paired control cells. CONCLUSIONS: We here report the efficient application of LCM and proteomic array chips for expression profile analysis of cytokines in vivo. Because the etiology and pathogenesis of UPJO are still fragmentary, the marked heterogeneity of the observed cytokine alterations reported here may be of significance. Further studies are required to elucidate the functional significance of the differentially expressed cytokines in the pathogenesis of the disease.


Assuntos
Citocinas/análise , Pelve Renal/cirurgia , Laparoscopia/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz , Obstrução Ureteral/cirurgia , Urotélio/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores/análise , Células Cultivadas , Feminino , Humanos , Hiperplasia/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Estudos de Amostragem , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Regulação para Cima , Obstrução Ureteral/patologia , Urotélio/citologia
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