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
2021
Can primary hepatocellular carcinoma histomorphology predict extrahepatic metastasis?
Kumar D, Hafez O, Jain D, Zhang X. Can primary hepatocellular carcinoma histomorphology predict extrahepatic metastasis? Human Pathology 2021, 113: 39-46. PMID: 33905775, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaHistologic patternHistomorphologic featuresPrimary tumorMetastatic tumorsMacrotrabecular-massive hepatocellular carcinomaCommon histologic patternPathogenesis of metastasisSignificant intratumoral heterogeneityExtrahepatic metastasesLymph nodesMicrovascular invasionAdrenal glandCommon subtypeNoncirrhotic liverCirrhotic liverCommon siteMetastatic tissuesLarge cohortAbdominal cavityHCC subtypesPathology archivesMetastasisHCC metastasis
2020
Updates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy
Zhang X, Jain D. Updates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2020, 1482: 163-176. PMID: 32892349, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyEsophageal cancerEsophageal carcinomaRecent American Joint CommitteePreoperative neoadjuvant therapyThorough pathologic assessmentTumor regression gradingAdvanced esophageal carcinomaAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemTumor regression gradeAccurate tumor stagingValuable prognostic informationRegression gradingSurgical resectionLymph nodesPathologic assessmentRegression gradeHistologic typePathologic evaluationResidual tumorPoor prognosisCell carcinomaGastrointestinal carcinomasStaging system