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Bilateral testicular metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma mimicking an intertubular pattern of seminoma and expressing Rhamm
Adenocarcinoma of prostate metastasizing to testis is a rare occurrence
and is incidentally detected in orchiectomy specimens. The pattern of
metastasis may mimic a primary neoplasm of testis like a seminoma or
lymphoma and pose a diagnostic difficulty for the pathologist. A rare
case of bilateral testicular metastasis of prostatic adenocarcinoma is
presented wherein the metastatic cells expressed CD168, a receptor for
hyaluronan mediated motility (Rhamm), implicated in the development of
androgen independence in prostate cancer
Improved protocol for plasma microRNA extraction and comparison of commercial kits
MicroRNAs are small, non-coding RNA molecules that are becoming popular biomarkers in several diseases. However, their low abundance in serum/plasma poses a challenge in exploiting their potential in clinics. Several commercial kits are available for rapid isolation of microRNA from plasma. However, reports guiding the selection of appropriate kits to study downstream assays are scarce. Hence, we compared four commercial kits to evaluate microRNA-extraction from plasma and provided a modified protocol that further improved the superior kit’s performance.
We compared four kits (miRNeasy Serum/Plasma, miRNeasy Mini Kit from Qiagen; RNA-isolation, and Absolutely-RNA MicroRNA Kit from Agilent technologies) for quality and quantity of microRNA isolated, extraction efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Bioanalyzer-based Agilent Small RNA kit was used to evaluate quality and quantity of microRNA. Extraction efficiency was evaluated by detection of four endogenous control microRNA using real-time-PCR. Further, we modified the manufacturer’s protocol for miRNeasy Serum/Plasma kit to improve yield.
miRNeasy Serum/Plasma kit outperformed the other three kits in microRNA-quality (P < 0.005) and yielded maximum microRNA-quantity. Recovery of endogenous control microRNA i.e. hsa-miR-24-3p, hsa-miR-191-5p, hsa-miR-423-5p and hsa-miR-484 was higher as well. Modification with the inclusion of a double elution step enhanced yield of microRNA extracted with miRNeasy Serum/Plasma kit significantly (P < 0.001).
We demonstrated that miRNeasy Serum/Plasma kit outperforms other kits and can be reliably used with a limited plasma quantity. We have provided a modified microRNA-extraction protocol with improved microRNA output for downstream analyses
Brain Metastases in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Case Report and Literature Review
Background and purpose: Brain metastasis is a relatively uncommon event in the natural history of soft tissue sarcomas.
The increasing use of chemotherapy may have caused a reduction in local relapses as well as distant failures leading to an
improvement in survival, thereby allowing metachronous seeding of the brain, a sanctuary site. The purpose of this report is
to increase awareness amongst clinicians regarding such a possibility
Combined PET and Biopsy Evidence of Marrow Involvement Improves Prognostic Prediction in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
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Correction. "The 5th edition of The World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms" Leukemia. 2022 Jul;36(7):1720-1748
We herein present an overview of the upcoming 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours focussing on lymphoid neoplasms. Myeloid and histiocytic neoplasms will be presented in a separate accompanying article. Besides listing the entities of the classification, we highlight and explain changes from the revised 4th edition. These include reorganization of entities by a hierarchical system as is adopted throughout the 5th edition of the WHO classification of tumours of all organ systems, modification of nomenclature for some entities, revision of diagnostic criteria or subtypes, deletion of certain entities, and introduction of new entities, as well as inclusion of tumour-like lesions, mesenchymal lesions specific to lymph node and spleen, and germline predisposition syndromes associated with the lymphoid neoplasms
Bilateral renal metastases in a case of Merkel cell carcinoma
Merkel cell carcinoma is a primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the
skin. It is a highly aggressive tumor which commonly metastasizes to
lymph nodes, liver, lung and bone. The diagnosis is based on histology
and immunohistochemistry. Renal metastasis, with sparing of other
common sites of hematogenous spread (lung and liver), is a unique
feature of this case
Bilateral renal metastases in a case of Merkel cell carcinoma
Merkel cell carcinoma is a primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the
skin. It is a highly aggressive tumor which commonly metastasizes to
lymph nodes, liver, lung and bone. The diagnosis is based on histology
and immunohistochemistry. Renal metastasis, with sparing of other
common sites of hematogenous spread (lung and liver), is a unique
feature of this case
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