Publications by authors named "Agnes K Hamati"

Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is not uncommon and poses both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Recent developments in immunohistochemical (IHS) stains in diagnostic pathology help resolve many of these clinical dilemmas. Antibodies against Thyroid Transcription Factor (TTF-1), a relatively new and organ specific marker that stains lung and thyroid malignancies, are commonly included in the first battery of stains when dealing with a CUP.

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Chest pain is an extremely common presenting symptom that is usually related to a cardiac cause. This case illustrates an unusual presentation of multiple myeloma as a cause of atypical chest pain. This case presentation shows the importance of having a broad differential diagnosis while evaluating patients with atypical chest pain.

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