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Vol 55, Issue 2

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

Anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in meat dealers in Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia

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Gladys Elena Ataya; Adriana Maria Pedraza-Bernal; Diana Carolina Vargas; Lesly Yomara Romero; Claudia Patricia Jaimes-Bernal; Nuri Andrea Merchán-CastellanosJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):122-135DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190013 ABSTRACT Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease distributed worldwide, which is emerging as a public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. Traditionally, it has been considered as an occupational disease. The […]

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Dyskaryotic smear cytology of a 67-year-old patient Squamous cells present in an atrophic smear. Presence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the slide background with granular material that resembles tumor diathesis (Papanicolaou, 400×).

Cytomorphological analysis of cervical cytological smears of women aged over 60 years

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Luana Backes; Lisiane Cervieri Mezzomo; Andreia Buffon; Luciane N. CalilJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):136-147DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190016 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cervicovaginal atrophy is a condition that can affect women after menopause, and cytology is a diagnostic tool useful in such cases. Objective: To evaluate the cytomorphological profile of cervical smears in patients over 60 years old.METHODS: Cytopathological examinations of

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

Oral cavity lipoma: a study of 101 cases in a Brazilian population

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Rafael L. V. Osterne; Renata M. B. Lima-Verde; Eveline Turatti; Cassiano Francisco W. Nonaka; Roberta B. CavalcanteJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):148-159DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190017 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Lipomas are benign soft tissue tumors commonly found in the human body. Although common in the head and neck region, in the oral cavity region they are uncommon, accounting for only

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

A quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of anti-double-stranded DNA IgG antibodies

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Elisângela O. Cavalcante; Lisandra A. Suzuki; Claudio Lucio RossiJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):160-169DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190018 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The detection of anti-double-stranded (ds) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) antibodies is one of the classification criteria for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).OBJECTIVE: To describe a quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting anti-dsDNA immunoglobulin class G (IgG) antibodies.METHODS: The performance of ELISA

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

Polymorphisms in the IL17A gene are not involved in the development of preeclampsia in the Brazilian population

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Sarah Cristina S. V. Tanaka; Andrezza Cristina C. Hortolani; Cristina W. Pissetti; Marina C. Paschoini; Mariangela T. Cintra-Ruiz; Virmondes Rodrigues Jr.; Marly Aparecida S. BalarinJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):170-181DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190019 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Preeclampsia is defined by the development of hypertension associated with proteinuria after the 20th week of gestation in previously normotensive women. IL17A is a potent inducer

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

Hyperuricemia in Down syndrome children and adolescents

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Renato Nisihara; Pietro Massuda; Hatsuo Miyatake; Nanci Oliveira; Isabela Moreno; Thelma SkareJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):182-191DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190014 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Patients with Down syndrome (DS) seem to have higher rates of hyperuricemia, although there are very few studies that address this issue. High levels of uric acid (UA) are an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic heart

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Reddish, sessile mass in the right vestibular mandibular gingiva between the second premolar and the first molar

Peripheral odontogenic fibroma in the mandibular gingiva: case report

Article Type, Case Report, Issue, Vol 55, Issue 2 /

Luana Samara B. de-Sena; Márcia Cristina C. Miguel; Jozinete V. Pereira; Daliana Q. C. Gomes; Pollianna M. Alves; Cassiano Francisco W. NonakaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):192-201DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190015 ABSTRACT Peripheral odontogenic fibroma (POF) is a rare benign neoplasm of odontogenic mesenchymal origin that accounts for approximately 4.7% of all odontogenic tumors. This article reports the

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Image of the lesion before the procedure

Bronchogenic cyst in an unusual location

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João Arthur Pazello; Beatriz Maria Vilaça; Camila G. Fachin; André Ivan B. S. Dias; Leilane de OliveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):202-209DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190011 ABSTRACT This article reports the case of a patient with lingual bronchogenic cyst and presents a brief review of discrepancies in the nomenclature of lingual cysts. A 2-year-old male patient was admitted

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Postnatal appearance of the fetus showing the umbilical cord attached to the cephalic pole, in the area cerebrovasculosa (A-C). Along with these structures the presence of a fibrous tissue (see arrow) was also identified, what raised the possibility of an amniotic band (C)

Fetal anencephaly with umbilical cord attached to cerebrovasculosa area: autopsy report

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Stephan Philip L. Altmayer; McArthur Alex Barrow; Maiara A. Floriani; Glauco K. Nagata; Matheus Zanon; André C. Cunha; Paulo Renato Krahl Fell; Cristine Dietrich; Paulo Ricardo G. Zen; Rafael Fabiano M. RosaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):210-217DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190012 ABSTRACT Our aim was to report the unusual case of an anencephalic fetus that was born with

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Immunohistochemistry: A) positive expression of CD99 marker; B) positive expression of CD56 marker; C) positive expression of CD57 marker; D) Ki-67 marker expression in 70% of tumor cells

Molecular analysis of translocations associated with Ewing sarcoma: case report

Article Type, Case Report, Issue, Vol 55, Issue 2 /

Leonardo R. Soares; Hugo A. Bayeh; Izabela Cristina Albuquerque; Marise A. R. Moreira; Miguel A. C. Coutinho; Debora F. Rodrigues; Paula O. C. Queiroz; Ruffo Freitas-JuniorJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(2):218-229DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190020 ABSTRACT We report the case of a 25-year-old female patient having a large lesion in the right breast. The core biopsy revealed a

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