Endometrial cancer (EC) is increasing incidence among women, and it constitutes a health problem for women globally. An important aspect of EC management involves the use of protein biomarkers for early detection and monitoring. Protein biomarkers allow the identification of high-risk patients, the detection of the disease in its early stages, and the assessment of treatment responses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The most important prognostic parameter is staging in colorectal cancers, and tumor budding (TB) is among the independent prognostic parameters that are increasing in significance. Cyclin D1 expression has been associated with poor prognosis as a marker of various tumors.
Aims And Objectives: In this study, the aim was to determine the activity of cyclin D1 in colon adenocarcinomas, tumors, and tumor buds and to compare the results with prognostic parameters.
The limitation of conventional packaging in demonstrating accurate and real-time food expiration dates leads to food waste and foodborne diseases. Real-time food quality monitoring via intelligent packaging could be an effective solution to reduce food waste and foodborne illnesses. This review focuses on recent technological advances incorporated into food packaging for monitoring food spoilage, with a major focus on paper-based sensors and their combination with smartphone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effect of IgG4, which constitutes the least of the IgG subclasses, on the pathogenesis and prognosis of lymphoma or solid tumors is one of the research topics of interest in recent years. The role of IgG4, which has been reported to suppress antitumor immunity, in classic Hodgkin's lymphoma (cHL), which is recognized by its pathognomonic microenvironment, is not yet clearly known. The aim of this study was to determine IgG4-positive plasma cell density in the cHL microenvironment and to compare it with histopathological and clinical parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The incidence of bladder cancers (BCs) is increasing day by day in both males and females with increased smoking. New treatment protocols are required due to the long follow-up times and high recurrence rates. CD47 (integrin-associated protein) is a membrane receptor that is effective in normal and pathophysiological events such as apoptosis, proliferation, adhesion, and immunity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRhabdomyosarcoma with TFCP2 rearrangement is a recently identified malignant neoplasm characterized by immunohistochemical evidence of rhabdomyoblastic differentiation, keratin expression, upregulation of ALK, and an aggressive clinical course. This neoplasm has a tendency to affect craniofacial bones, with only a few reported cases of extra-osseous tumors. Here, we present a case of cutaneous rhabdomyosarcoma with FUS::TFCP2 fusion in a 35-year-old female.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent advances in proteomics technologies have enabled the analysis of thousands of proteins in a high-throughput manner. Mass spectrometry (MS) based proteomics uses a peptide-centric approach where biological samples undergo specific proteolytic digestion and then only unique peptides are used for protein identification and quantification. Considering the fact that a single protein may have multiple unique peptides and a number of different forms, it becomes essential to understand dynamic protein-peptide relationships to ensure robust and reliable peptide-centric protein analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Scleromyxedema is a rare primary cutaneous mucinosis characterized by numerous firm, waxy, confluent papules. Recently, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is accepted by many authors as the first-line treatment option for severe cases. We report a 69-year-old male patient who has been suffering from scleromyxedema, with reduced mouth opening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We aimed to determine whether the histopathological grading of dysplastic nevi is an objective endeavor, considering interobserver variability, according to 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.
Methods: In total, 179 cases of dysplastic nevi, with high and moderate degree of atypia, diagnosed and graded according to the previous criteria were reviewed by three pathologists. Then, the observers graded the dysplastic nevi as low or high according to 2018 WHO criteria.
Immunohistochemical and molecular studies to differentiate eosinophilic kidney tumors are gradually increasing. The present study investigated the role of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 4 (TRPM4), a non-selective cation channel associated with migration, proliferation and invasion in cancer cells, in this differentiation. The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of TRPM4 in differentiation of eosinophilic kidney tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Proliferating pilar tumor (PPT) is an adnexal tumor of purported differentiation toward the follicular outer root sheath. Immunohistochemistry has been suggested to differentiate between benign and malignant forms.
Methods: Eleven benign (PPT) and 9 malignant PPT lesions were reviewed; Ki67, p27, and p53 were applied.
The City Birth Trauma Scale (CityBiTS) was developed to be consistent with the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-DSM-5. It has been used as a complementary instrument that measures the psychological trauma related to childbirth. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the CityBiTS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma (AECTCL) is a rare and aggressive lymphoma characterised by ulcerated lesions and a poor prognosis.
Objectives: To present a case series of four previously misdiagnosed AECTCL patients and discuss the importance of early diagnosis.
Materials And Methods: All patients in this study were identified from the database of the Dermatology Department of the Medical School of Bezmialem Vakif University, based on clinical and histopathological diagnosis of AECTCL between 2010 and 2018.
Purpose: To assess the value of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and contrast-enhanced MRI (CE-MRI) for differentiation between benign and malignant solid renal masses, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) subtypes, oncocytomas, and lipid-poor angiomyolipomas (LP-AML).
Methods: Minimum or lowest 'apparent diffusion coefficient' (ADC) and representative ADC values (ADC) of 112 renal masses (n: 46 benign renal mass, n: 66 malignant renal mass) were measured on DW-MRI images (b 50, 400, 800 s/mm). Signal intensity (SI) measurements were performed in normal renal parenchyma and most avid enhanced area of the renal masses at precontrast, corticomedullary, and nephrographic phases on CE-MRI.
Unlabelled: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common hematologic malignancy. Primary systemic amyloidosis or amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare disease.
Purpose: This article presents the case of a patient with MM and AL amyloidosis who experienced a severe case of medical adhesive-related skin injury.
Aim: The etiology of endometriosis is complex and various theories have been postulated. Endometriosis pathogenesis involves genetic susceptibility, immunologic alterations and inflammatory prerequisite pathways. In this pilot experimental animal study we wanted to investigate the effects of cabergoline and micronized progesterone on a rat endometriosis model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes mellitus is a multisystemic metabolic disorder that may affect the eyes, kidneys, vessels, and heart. Chronic hyperglycemia causes non-enzymatic glycation of proteins and elevation of the polyol pathway resulting in oxidative stress that damages organs. The current study aimed to investigate the dose-dependent effects of orally consumed Mill.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common cause of nonmelanoma skin cancers. Although it has a relatively low mortality rate, it may be locally destructive and potentially metastasize. Tumor thickness of the primary lesion is one important parameter associated with biologic behavior.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMerkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an uncommon primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Nowadays, pathologists are required to perform immunohistochemistry to demonstrate neuroendocrine and epithelial differentiation for diagnosis of MCC. Insulinoma-associated protein 1 (INSM1) is a zinc-finger transcription factor expressed in tissues undergoing terminal neuroendocrine differentiation, and INSM1 immunohistochemistry is a well-validated nuclear marker of neuroendocrine differentiation.
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