Vol 55, Issue 1 – Brazilian Journal of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Evaluation of the clinical analysis service provided to an emergency department

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Angela S. Higioka; Jéssica M. Martins; Flavia MartinelloJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):4-18DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190005 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Time for releasing test results and critical value communication by the clinical laboratory are considered important determinants of patients’ length of stay in the Emergency Department (ED). As well as physician satisfaction, they are used as quality indicators of the […]

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Profile of women with cervical changes from a city in the northeast brazil

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Thamyres Fernanda M. Pedrosa; Sérgio D. Magalhães Filho; Adrya Lúcia PeresJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):29-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190004 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death. It reached 5,430 deaths in the year 2013, with estimated 16,370 new cases by 2018. Its occurrence has been associated with previous human papillomavirus (HPV)

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Histopathological profile of patients diagnosed with malignant tumors assisted in a hospital of reference of agreste pernambucano

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Ana Kátia S. Teixeira; Juliana Lúcia A. VasconcelosJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):75-84DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190002 ABSTRACT Cancer is considered a public health problem and is commonly known because of its high mortality rate worldwide. The histopathological evaluation is a fundamental requirement to determine the nature of the lesion, thus it is considered the gold standard examination

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Peritoneal washing in gynecological neoplasias

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Marcos Paulo R. Sanches; Anderson Matsubara; Marco Aurélio A. Grande; Luiz M. CollaçoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):19-28DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190010 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Peritoneal washing cytology is part of pathological staging of adenocarcinomas of the endometrium and ovary. The objective of this study was to verify the prevalence of cytology positive for malignancy in patients diagnosed

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Comparative evaluation of the quality of papanicolaou staining at different intervals of fixation times using 96% ethyl alcohol

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Shirley Borges S. Quintana; Fabiano L. Carvalho; Glória Regina F. Silva; Maria Beatriz T. Campos; Maria Conceição S. Maia; Mario Lucio C. Araújo Júnior; Marcel S. B. QuintanaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):38-48DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190006 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Fixation of cytological smears consists of immediate immersion in appropriate fixative, in order to preserve cellular morphological characteristics, it is

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Reações CISH para detecção de DNA. Fotomicrografia de reação CISH para DNA A) fígado; B) baço; C) pulmão; D) cérebro; ampliação 40×. É possível observar o precipitado marrom no núcleo celular resultante da reação enzimática do DAB com a peroxidase do complexo anticorpo ligado ao híbrido formado entre a sequência-alvo e a sonda nas reações com a sonda positiva (direita) em comparação com as reações com a sonda negativa (esquerda)

Validation of chromogenic in situ hybridization reactions for detection of DNA and RNA in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues

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Rachel L. Monteiro; Daniela S. Damaceno; Lidia M. Kimura; Cinthya S. Cirqueira; Juliana M. Guerra; Leonardo José T. AraújoJ. Bras. Pathol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):49-58doi.org/10.5935/1676-2444.20190008 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) is used alternatively to the traditional immunohistochemical methods for the diagnosis of infectious diseases in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples, since it presents high sensitivity and specificity. This type

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Comparative analysis of the histopathological and epidemiological profile of ductal and lobular breast carcinomas diagnosed at the hospital de clínicas da universidade federal do paraná during the period 2008-2013

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Heloisa Z. Rocha; Graciele C. M. Manica; Lucia de Noronha; Edneia A. S. Ramos; Giseli KlassenJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):59-7410.5935/1676-2444.20190009 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, and epidemiological studies may help understanding its mechanisms.OBJECTIVE: To carry out a survey of the number of breast cancer cases

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Fetal death: obstetric, placental and fetal necroscopic factors

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Laura M. Giraldi; Thiago Ricardo K. Corrêa; Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol; Carlos Otávio GonçalvesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):85-98DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190007 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Fetal death is defined as the death of the product of conception, regardless of gestational age.OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate the maternal (obstetrical and placental) risk factors and the necropsy findings associated with

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Histopathology, 100× HE: encapsulated lesion composed of small round cells HE: hematoxylin and eosin stain.

Glomus tumor in the abdominal wall

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Kelen Chistina A. Bezzerra; Djulienne Marly K. Reis; Franciele Carla PrichoaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):99-102DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190001 ABSTRACT The glomus tumor is a rare benign soft tissue tumor. We report a case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented with a painful mass in the abdominal wall. The patient underwent total tumor resection and the

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A) peripheral right tumor on CT scan; B) gross examination revealed a brown and capsulated lesion; C) histologically it was composed of elongated cells, with little atypia, intercalated by collagen bundles; D) the tumor cells were positive for CD34 CT: computed tomography.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the kidney: a report of two cases

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Rui Pedro Caetano M. Oliveira; Edgar Miguel C. L. T. Silva; Carol dos Anjos Marinho; José Ignacio Lopez; Lígia Romana O. A. P. CastroJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(1):103-109DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190003 ABSTRACT Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm, composed of monotonous spindle cells, intermingled with collagen fibers. Kidney location is sporadic, with few

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