The modern cytology laboratory: moving beyond the Pap test.

New recommendations for screening intervals across different age groups is leading to a diminished role for the cytology laboratory and an increased role for the human papillomavirus (HPV) testing laboratory. With the introduction of the liquid-based Papanicolaou test, high-risk HPV testing, and computer-assisted screening, the cytology laboratory is at the forefront of efforts to improve screening for the provision of better patient care. Cytology laboratories are ideally positioned to facilitate important basic and applied research involving cervical cancer.

Fatal disseminated Cryptococcus gattii infection in New Mexico.

We report a case of fatal disseminated infection with Cryptococcus gattii in a patient from New Mexico. The patient had no history of recent travel to known C. gattii-endemic areas.

Limb hyperplasia: case report of an unusual variant of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and review of the literature.

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare disorder involving a triad of cutaneous capillary malformations (port-wine stain), varicose veins or venous malformations, and bony or soft tissue hyperplasia of an extremity. It is one of many heterogeneous disorders known as overgrowth syndromes that are characterized by either generalized or localized somatic overgrowth. Overgrowth syndromes each have unique clinical, behavioral, and genetic features, but some of these features overlap, causing diagnostic difficulty.