Radiographic and anatomic characterization of the nasal septal swell body.

Objective: To analyze the radiographic, anatomic, and histologic characteristics of the nasal septal swell body.

Design: Computer-aided analysis of magnetic resonance images (MRIs) and histologic examination of cadaveric nasal septa.

Setting: Tertiary medical center.

Fine needle aspiration biopsy of monophasic spindle synovial sarcoma of lung with fluorescence in situ hybridization identification of t(x;18) translocation: a case report.

Background: Primary monophasic spindle synovial sarcoma can occur in areas with no apparent relation to synovial structures. The diagnosis can be challenging because of the ability to mimic other spindle cell neoplasms. Within the lung, these neoplasms are rare and cytologic descriptions are limited.

Squamous metaplasia and chronic rhinosinusitis: a clinicopathological study.

Background: The significance of squamous metaplasia (SM) in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is unknown. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of SM in histopathological specimens from patients with CRS and to correlate these histological findings with clinical features.

Methods: We reviewed the clinical records and pathological slides from 87 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery for CRS.

Hemostatic agent microporous polysaccharide hemospheres (MPH) does not affect healing or intact sinus mucosa.

Objectives/hypothesis: Absorbable hemostatic agents are used routinely following sinus surgery. Recent studies suggest that current biomaterials, such as FloSeal Matrix Hemostatic Sealant (Fusion Medical Technologies, Mountain View, CA) may interfere with mucosal regeneration. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of Microporous Polysaccharide Hemospheres (MPH, Medafor, Inc.

A report on four new cases of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) is a rare clinical entity affecting patients with renal failure, often on chronic dialysis or after transplantation. The patient profile at risk for this debilitating condition is undefined. Lack of awareness of the condition has hampered epidemiologic work in identifying the etiology.

Concurrence of histologic features of steatohepatitis with other forms of chronic liver disease.

Steatohepatitis, of either alcoholic or nonalcoholic etiologies, is ultimately diagnosed by clinical-pathologic correlation and is characterized histologically by lesions that differ from the portal-based chronic inflammation and fibrosis of most other forms of chronic liver disease. With the increasing prevalence of steatohepatitis in our society, it is likely that some patients will have coexistent clinical and/or histopathologic findings of steatohepatitis concurrently with another form of liver disease. The aim of this study was to document clinical and histologic findings in biopsies in an academic referral center.

Limited success of HCV antiviral therapy in United States veterans.

Objective: The treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in United States veterans has become a major task for the Veterans Administration Healthcare System. Although the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of HCV-infected patients has been mandated, little is known about the performance characteristics of HCV clinics and about the outcomes of antiviral therapy in this unique patient population.

Methods: We retrospectively examined clinic show rates, treatment eligibility, and the response to antiviral therapy in a dedicated HCV outpatient clinic in a large urban Veterans Affairs medical center.