2008
Differential expression of neural‐cadherin in pulmonary epithelial tumours
Zynger D, Dimov N, Ho L, Laskin W, Yeldandi A. Differential expression of neural‐cadherin in pulmonary epithelial tumours. Histopathology 2008, 52: 348-354. PMID: 18269586, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02952.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge cell neuroendocrine carcinomaSmall cell lung carcinomaLymph node statusSquamous cell carcinomaCell neuroendocrine carcinomaCell lung carcinomaTypical carcinoidN-cadherin expressionNeuroendocrine hyperplasiaPulmonary tumorsNode statusCell carcinomaNeuroendocrine carcinomaAtypical carcinoidLung carcinomaNegative lymph node statusN-cadherinPulmonary epithelial tumorsAtypical pulmonary carcinoidsPulmonary lesionsLung lesionsPulmonary carcinoidsImmunohistochemical expressionLung tumorsEpithelial tumors
2001
Follicular dendritic cell tumor presenting in the lung: A case report
Shah R, Ozden O, Yeldandi A, Peterson L, Rao S, Laskin W. Follicular dendritic cell tumor presenting in the lung: A case report. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 745-749. PMID: 11486174, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular dendritic cell sarcomaEpstein-Barr virusExtranodal follicular dendritic cell sarcomaTumor cellsLow-affinity nerve growth factor receptorDendritic cell sarcomaHilar lymph nodesChronic inflammatory cellsBronchial biopsy specimensComplement receptor CD21Nerve growth factor receptorMuscle-specific actinGrowth factor receptorLymph nodesTumor PresentingCell sarcomaInflammatory cellsCase reportBiopsy specimensPolymerase chain reactionImmunohistochemical panelPleural nodulesDifferential diagnosisPlasma cellsSpindled cellsSuperficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Tavassoli F. Superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 715-725. PMID: 11486170, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinctive mesenchymal tumorMesenchymal tumorsLower female genital tractTumor cellsSubepithelial stromal layerAlpha-smooth muscle actinCervix of womenFascicular growth patternFemale genital tractMuscle-specific actinAtypical mitotic figuresMesenchymal cellsEpithelial membrane antigenStroma-rich areasSuperficial lamina propriaStromal polypsLocal excisionClinicopathologic featuresAggressive angiomyxomaProgesterone receptorImmunohistochemical profileSubepithelial stromaGenital tractLamina propriaNodular massSuperficial acral fibromyxoma: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 37 cases of a distinctive soft tissue tumor with a predilection for the fingers and toes
Fetsch J, Laskin W, Miettinen M. Superficial acral fibromyxoma: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 37 cases of a distinctive soft tissue tumor with a predilection for the fingers and toes. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 704-714. PMID: 11486169, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue tumorsDistinctive soft tissue tumorLocal excisionTissue tumorsAcral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcomaFascicular growth patternEpithelial membrane antigenMild nuclear atypiaMyxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcomaStellate-shaped cellsProgressive diseaseClinicopathologic featuresHMB-45Surgical interventionImmunohistochemical findingsResection specimensSurgical specimensFibrous histiocytomaPartial excisionDifferential diagnosisLesional cellsStudy groupMast cellsNuclear atypiaImmunohistochemical analysis
2000
A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis
Fetsch J, Miettinen M, Laskin W, Michal M, Enzinger F. A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2000, 24: 1491-1500. PMID: 11075850, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200011000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent diseaseJuvenile fibromatosisFibroblastic elementsAdipose tissueMuscle actinFibrous hamartomaAlpha-smooth muscle actinPediatric Soft TissueSkeletal muscleMitotic activityRare pediatric neoplasmSoft tissue massAbundant adipose tissueUnivacuolated cellsClinicopathologic studyInitial biopsyClinicopathologic featuresMale sexFascicular growthFocal immunoreactivityIncomplete excisionArchitectural effacementSkin adnexaCytologic atypiaPediatric neoplasms