2024
Histologic Features of Mycobacterial Spindle Cell Pseudotumors
Szczepanski J, Lieberman J, Lamps L, Gonzalez R, Xue Y, Zhang X, Yilmaz O, Hart J, Krausz T, Mantilla J, McHugh J, Westerhoff M. Histologic Features of Mycobacterial Spindle Cell Pseudotumors. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2024, 48: 890-900. PMID: 38726848, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000002234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumorSpindle cell pseudotumorImmunocompromised patientsFoamy histiocytesLymph nodesNeutrophilic inflammationNeutrophilic microabscessesEvaluated lymph nodesComposition of inflammatory infiltratesSpindle cell neoplasmSecondary to infectionNon-tuberculous mycobacteriaArchitectural growth patternAcid-fast stainingMultinucleated giant cellsPeripheral granulomaSurgical therapyCell neoplasmsStromal changesHistological factorsSpindle cellsLymphocytic inflammationMicrobiological findingsClinical historyInflammatory infiltrate
2016
Intestinal metaplasia of appendiceal endometriosis is not uncommon and may mimic appendiceal mucinous neoplasm
Vyas M, Wong S, Zhang X. Intestinal metaplasia of appendiceal endometriosis is not uncommon and may mimic appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. Pathology - Research And Practice 2016, 213: 39-44. PMID: 27913053, DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2016.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppendiceal mucinous neoplasmIntestinal metaplasiaMucinous neoplasmsAppendiceal endometriosisLow-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasmCause of appendicitisRetention mucocelesLuminal obliterationPathology databaseClinical historyIncidental findingEndometriosisRetrospective searchMetaplasiaEndometriosis casesNeoplasmsYoung womenUncommon phenomenonMass formationAppendicitisIntussusceptionMucoceleMucosaCasesMisdiagnosis