Neurolymphomatosis of the Brachial Plexus and its Branches: Case Series and Literature Review.

Background: Neurolymphomatosis is a process of neoplastic endoneurial invasion, most strongly associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It must be distinguished from paraneoplastic, metabolic, nutritional and treatment-related causes of neuropathy that are common in this patient population.

Methods: This brief case series illustrates the protean manifestations of neurolymphomatosis of the brachial plexus, ranging from focal distal mononeuropathy to multifocal brachial plexopathy, either as the index manifestation of lymphoma or as a complication of relapsing disease.

Concomitant high expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) and B-cell receptor (BCR) signalling molecules has clinical implications in mantle cell lymphoma.

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive disease with frequent relapse. Targeted therapies against B-cell receptor (BCR) molecules have demonstrated improved outcomes in relapsed cases. However, clinical responses are slow and selective, with failure to attain complete remission in a significant subset of patients.

Langerhans cell sarcoma with an aberrant cytoplasmic CD3 expression.

Unlabelled: Langerhans cell sarcoma is a rare and aggressive high grade hematopoietic neoplasm with a dismal prognosis. It has a unique morphological and immunotypic profile with a CD1a/ langerin/S100 + phenotype. T cell lineage markers except for CD4 in Langerhans cell sarcoma have not been documented previously.

Bilateral benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the conjunctiva in a pediatric patient.

A 13-year-old boy presented with asymptomatic, bilateral, nasal bulbar conjunctival lesions. Excisional biopsy of the larger lesion showed a mature, mixed lymphocytic infiltrate with germinal centers, consistent with a diagnosis of benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, a rare condition in children.

Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis simulating a lymphoproliferative disorder.

A 39-year-old previously healthy woman presented with a 3-year history of a painless lump in her left upper eyelid that had been increasing in size over the last 8 months. On examination, a soft, nontender mass was palpated in the medial left upper eyelid and anterior orbit. She had 2 mm of eyelid ptosis and 2 mm of inferior globe displacement.

The reliability of lymphoma diagnosis in small tissue samples is heavily influenced by lymphoma subtype.

A specific pathologic diagnosis is important in malignant lymphoma because the diverse disease subtypes require tailored approaches to clinical management. Reliance on small samples obtained with cutting needles has been advocated as a less invasive alternative to using larger, excised samples. Although published studies have demonstrated the safety and apparent sufficiency of this approach in informing clinical care, none have systematically determined the accuracy of pathologic lymphoma subtyping based on very small samples.

The 3-dimensional structure of isolated and small foci of prostatic adenocarcinoma: the morphologic relationship between prostatic adenocarcinoma and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.

Background: Transitional histopathologic changes from high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) into early prostatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) have not been well studied to date. To investigate the histogenesis of PAC, we examined isolated and small foci of PAC (ISPAC) found in prostatectomy specimens and the 3-dimensional structure of these foci.

Design: Twelve consecutive radical prostatectomy specimens having ISPAC, performed for peripheral zone PAC (10 cases) and for transitional zone PAC (2 cases), of Gleason score were studied.

Characterization of lymphoproliferative lesions of the conjunctiva: immunohistochemical and molecular genetic studies.

Background: Conjunctival lymphoproliferative lesions have not been selected for independent analysis with newer immunohistochemical and molecular genetic techniques to highlight their unique profile.

Methods: Retrospective case series examined biopsies from 16 consecutive patients with conjunctival lymphoproliferative lesions. The histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic features were characterized, as well as the frequency of tumour type, prognostic implications, clinical features, and treatments offered.

Lymphoproliferative lesions of the lacrimal gland: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular genetic analysis.

Background: Lacrimal gland lymphoproliferative disorders are usually classified as orbital adnexal tumours. Because the lacrimal gland is the only orbital structure with native lymphocytes, we examined cases with primary involvement of the gland.

Methods: The 14 cases were selected from a review of all cases in the surgical pathology files of the Ottawa Hospital between 1992 and 2003.

Randomized comparison of ABVD chemotherapy with a strategy that includes radiation therapy in patients with limited-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma: National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

Purpose: We report results of a randomized trial comparing ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) chemotherapy alone with treatment that includes radiation therapy in patients with limited-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Patients And Methods: Patients with nonbulky clinical stage I to IIA Hodgkin's lymphoma were stratified into favorable and unfavorable risk cohorts. Patients allocated to radiation-containing therapy received subtotal nodal radiation if favorable risk or combined-modality therapy if unfavorable risk.

A simple technique for calculation of the volume of prostatic adenocarcinomas in radical prostatectomy specimens.

Tumor volume has been suggested as an important prognostic factor of prostatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) treated with radical prostatectomy (RP). The calculation of tumor volume is complicated by the difficulty in appreciation of tumor nodules at gross examination, multifocality, and variation in the shape of tumor nodules. We propose a simple technique for the calculation of tumor volume.

Intestinal epithelial lesions associated with signet ring cell carcinoma of the colon and small intestine.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the epithelial lesions associated with signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) of the colon and small intestine and the possible mechanism of tumour development.

Methods: Twenty-seven cases of adenocarcinoma with a signet ring cell (SRC) component of the colon and small intestine were divided into three groups depending on the association of the SRCC with: (1) epithelium without definite epithelial dysplasia, (2) adenoma, and (3) common type of adenocarcinoma (CTCA) with SRCC component occupying more than 50%, 30%, or less than 30% of the tumour.

Results: Most carcinomas were of T3 or T4 type, using the TNM standard staging system.

An unusual cause for granulomatous inflammation of the penis.

We report a highly unusual type of inflammatory reaction secondary to the insertion of needle in the penis with formation of a nodule of 2.1 cm in diameter, histologically mimicking lymphogranuloma venereum.