Vol 56, Issue 1

Joanilson C. M. Santos Jr.; Caroline F. Fratelli; Alan Cristian F. Nóbrega; Suzana Cristina Rodrigues; Ligia Canongia A. C. Duarte; Calliandra Maria S. Silva; Jonathan D. Lima; Luzitano B. Ferreira; Daniel O. Freire; Vivian Taís F. Cipriano; Izabel Cristina R. Silva; Hélia Carla SouzaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-6DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200012 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cerebrovascular diseases have been […]

Jonas Kloeckner; Tatiana K. Sansonowicz; Áttila L. Rodrigues; Tatiana W. N. NunesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-8DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200013 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Pathologists currently face a substantial increase in workload and complexity of their diagnosis work on different types of cancer. This is due to the increased incidence and detection of neoplasms, associated with diagnostic subspecialization and the

Márcia Jorge Castejon; Rosemeire Yamashiro; Carmem Aparecida F. Oliveira; Evelyn Helena A. Mata; Luís Fernando M. Brígido; Mark Drew C. Guimarães; Maria Amélia S. M. Veras3J. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-7DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200024 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Many factors can impact the performance of diagnostic assays for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, affecting the results of population surveys.OBJECTIVE: The

Luiz F. Sampaio Neto; Maria Cecilia Ferro; Laura D. Garcia; Beatriz C. RibeiroJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-6DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200014 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent disease characterized by ectopic presence of endometrial tissue responsive to ovarian steroids. Estrogen and progesterone are the main regulators of endometrial tissue, and the expression of receptors of these hormones in

Thiago Acrux; Daniel Athanazio; Débora Gaudêncio; Caroline RochaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-8DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200018 ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the histopathological features of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), including cytological grade, architectural pattern and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in pure DCIS and DCIS associated with invasive carcinoma of no special type (ICNST).METHODS: We evaluated a series of 232 cases of pure

Raquel Ida Ferreira; Marcela R. Amaral; Maytê S. R. Brito; Matheus P. Pinto; Ana Carolina R. Maranhão; Lucas R. R. Costa; Rômulo C. Vaz de MeloJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-5DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200020 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Rapid tests represent an important diagnostic tool, providing results in a short period of time and eliminating the use of large automated

Fernando Antonio G. R. Araújo; Luana A. Bittencourt; Nairo M. Sumita; Ubirajara O. Barroso Jr.J. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-5DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200021 ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequency of PSA requests in men under age 40 years; and to observe the possible influence of medical specialty of the requesting physician.MATERIAL AND METHOD: This is an observational, cross-sectional study

Roberta Kelly L. Souza; Etienne W. Coan; Mauren I. AnghebemJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-8DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200027 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The nonconformities detected in the pre-analytical phase of laboratory tests sent to the Central Public Health Laboratories (Lacen) culminate in the loss of epidemiological data of great importance for public health and are detrimental to health surveillance. This

Gunter Gerson; Paulo G. B. Silva; Carlos Eduardo L. Soares; Gabriel C. L. Chagas; Amanda R. Rangel; Aline K. A. Rodrigues; Cleto D. Nogueira; Fábio R. F. TávoraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-8DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200028 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Meningiomas are the most common intracranial tumors in adults. One of the mechanisms used by tumor cells to escape death

Rafael L. Miguel; Luiz Claudio Miletti; Bruna Fernanda da SilvaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-7DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200029 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the major causative agents of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men and women, but the greatest impact of infection occurs in the reproductive system of women, causing, among other problems, infertility.OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence