Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma: A Case Report

We report a rare case of primary synovial sarcoma of the lung. A 57-year-old man had a well-defined tumor in the right middle lobe seen on chest computed tomography, and underwent lobectomy. Grossly, the nonencapsulated tumor measured 4.5 cm in greatest diameter, with a solid and tan-white cut surface. Histologically, the tumor was mainly composed of a dense proliferation of spindle cells. Immunohistochemical studies were focally positive for epithelial membrane antigen, and diffusely positive for CD99 and Bcl-2. Cytokeratin, S-100 protein, desmin, smooth muscle actin, and CD34 were absent. SYT-SSX1 gene fusion transcript was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, which is diagnostic of primary synovial sarcoma of the lung. We also review the literature with regard to the clinicopathologic, immunohisto-chemical, and molecular studies of primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma

2000-2001 Student Spotlight: A Concert for Huntington Lakes

Summer Humanities Series at Huntington Lakes Edith Rueger, Directo

3,5-Bis(4-methoxy­phen­yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole monohydrate

In the title compound, C16H15N3O2·H2O, the two benzene rings and the triazole ring lie almost in the same plane, the triazole ring forming dihedral angles of 5.07 (9) and 5.80 (8)° with the benzene rings. In the crystal, there are three relatively strong inter­molecular O—H⋯N and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which lead to the formation of a one-dimensional double chain running parallel to the a axis. Weak π—π inter­actions between the benzene rings of neighboring chains with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.893 (4) Å result in the formation of layers parallel to the ac plane

Improving the Performance of Catalytic Combustion Type Methane Gas Sensors Using Nanostructure Elements Doped with Rare Earth Cocatalysts

Conventional methane gas sensors based on catalytic combustion have the drawbacks of high working temperature, low thermal stability and small measurement range. To improve their performance, cerium, which possesses high oxygen storage and release ability, was introduced via nanotechnology to prepare Ce-contained nanostructure elements. Three kinds of elements with different carriers: Al2O3, n-Al2O3 and n-Ce-Al2O3 were prepared and separately fabricated (Pt-Pd/Al, Pt-Pd/n-Al, Pt-Pd/n-Ce-Al). The performances of Wheatstone Bridges with three different catalytic elements were tested and compared. The results indicated that the cerium-containing element exhibited better performance than other elements regarding activity, anti-sulfur ability and thermal stability. Moreover, a constant temperature circuit was also applied in this system. The measurement range was extended from 4% to 10% by automatically decreasing the working current in a reasonable range. The maximum error for 0%–10% CH4 was controlled below 5%, which fully meets the measurement requirements