2020
Calcifying fibrous tumor of the gastrointestinal tract: A clinicopathologic review and update
Turbiville D, Zhang X. Calcifying fibrous tumor of the gastrointestinal tract: A clinicopathologic review and update. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 26: 5597-5605. PMID: 33071524, PMCID: PMC7545394, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i37.5597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrous tumorGastrointestinal tractVascular type Castleman's diseaseRare mesenchymal lesionsType Castleman's diseaseInflammatory myofibroblastic tumorAngiomatoid nodular transformationGastrointestinal stromal tumorsSpindle cell proliferationSolitary fibrous tumorBenign mesenchymal neoplasmNodular fibrous pseudotumorLymphoplasmacytic inflammationLocal resectionMyofibroblastic tumorPlexiform fibromyxomaClinicopathologic reviewNodular transformationStromal tumorsCastleman's diseaseMesenchymal lesionsMesenchymal neoplasmsDifferential diagnosisLower riskLarge intestineImmune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Induced Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Inflammation Shows Morphologic Similarities to, but Is Immunologically Distinct From, Helicobacter pylori Gastritis and Celiac Disease
Irshaid L, Robert ME, Zhang X. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Induced Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Inflammation Shows Morphologic Similarities to, but Is Immunologically Distinct From, Helicobacter pylori Gastritis and Celiac Disease. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 145: 191-200. PMID: 33501492, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0700-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelicobacter pylori gastritisUpper gastrointestinal tractCeliac diseasePylori gastritisCPI therapyCD8 ratioDuodenal biopsiesInflammatory changesLymphoid aggregatesGastrointestinal tractAnti-programmed death receptor-1/Anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyteDeath receptor-1/Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapyImmune-related adverse eventsDeath ligand 1 antibodyColonic mucosal changesGastrointestinal tract inflammationLamina propria CD3Lamina propria inflammationUpper gastrointestinal biopsiesUpper gastrointestinal injuryCheckpoint inhibitor therapyH pylori gastritisCD8 T cells
2018
The microscopic anatomy of the esophagus including the individual layers, specialized tissues, and unique components and their responses to injury
Zhang X, Patil D, Odze RD, Zhao L, Lisovsky M, Guindi M, Riddell R, Bellizzi A, Yantiss RK, Nalbantoglu I, Appelman HD. The microscopic anatomy of the esophagus including the individual layers, specialized tissues, and unique components and their responses to injury. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2018, 1434: 304-318. PMID: 29761508, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13705.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsSubmucosal nerve plexusNormal microscopic anatomyMicroscopic anatomyInlet patchSquamous liningSphincter mechanismNerve plexusSubmucosal glandsGastric mucosaGastrointestinal tractDistal aspectEsophageal wallIngested substancesEsophagusInjuryProximal partLymphatic vesselsPattern of reactionProtective functionStomachSpecific protective functionAnatomySpecific responsesSpecialized tissuesNerve