Histopathology
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The aim of this study was to examine clinicopathological features of patients with core biopsy diagnoses of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) that may predict invasion on subsequent excision, as upstaging has significant implications regarding the need for axillary staging via sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). ⋯ Sentinel lymph node biopsy is frequently performed for patients with upstaging from DCIS on core biopsy to microinvasive or invasive carcinoma on excision. DCIS with distorting sclerosis without definite invasion on core biopsy may be predictive of upstaging. This feature may be useful in selecting patients to undergo SLNB at the time of excision to avoid reoperation.
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To investigate the histological evolution in the development of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE). ⋯ Interstitial inflammation or acute lung injury may be an initial step in the development of PPFE.
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Pulmonary sequelae, reported as chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) include constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans (CBO), lymphocytic bronchiolitis (LB), and veno-occlusive disease (VOD); recently, pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) has also been described in bone marrow transplant recipients. The histological features of pulmonary HSCT sequelae have not been described systematically. The aim of the study was to review and identify the histological features of PPFE after bone marrow transplant. ⋯ PPFE and NSIP were frequently seen in HSCT patients. Possible causes may include reactions to drugs or radiation, or cGVHD.
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Although histological non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is concisely defined, overlap with other patterns is described. While most frequently idiopathic, NSIP is seen in various clinical contexts such as connective tissue diseases (CTDs) and chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (cHP). This study was designed to determine if NSIP could be separated into subgroups based on minor histological features and to correlate these subgroups with clinical associations and survival. ⋯ Non-specific interstitial pneumonia subdivision into pathological subgroups is clinically relevant from a prognostic and causal perspective.