Fig. 1 Sequence of the pre-analytical steps. From the surgical theaters, tissue specimens are transferred to Pathological Anatomy. Grossing is immediately followed by fixation and paraffin embedding. After sectioning of the…
Tumor location Method Material Central tumor with bronchial contact Bronchoscopy Conventional bronchial biopsy Bronchial cryobiopsy Brush cytology Bronchoalveolar lavage Peripheral tumor Bronchoscopy Transbronchial biopsy Transbronchial cryobiopsy Transbronchial needle aspiration Brush…
Fig. 1 Flowchart of processes in the acquisition of specimens prior to sample analysis. This study focuses on sampling of tissue specimens fresh-frozen with entry at pathology Biorepositories, tissue, and sample…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Manfred Dietel, Christian Wittekind, Gianni Bussolati and Moritz von Winterfeld (eds.)Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in OncologyRecent Results in Cancer Research19910.1007/978-3-319-13957-9_3 The Evolution of Pre-analytic Factors in Anatomic Pathology Stephen M. Hewitt1 (1) Laboratory of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Manfred Dietel, Christian Wittekind, Gianni Bussolati and Moritz von Winterfeld (eds.)Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in OncologyRecent Results in Cancer Research19910.1007/978-3-319-13957-9_7 Current Projects in Pre-analytics: Where to Go? Anna Sapino1 , Laura Annaratone1 and Caterina Marchiò1 (1)…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Manfred Dietel, Christian Wittekind, Gianni Bussolati and Moritz von Winterfeld (eds.)Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in OncologyRecent Results in Cancer Research19910.1007/978-3-319-13957-9_4 Tissue Heterogeneity as a Pre-analytical Source of Variability Giorgio Stanta1 (1) Department of…
Fig. 17.1 (a) Hemorrhagic orbital cellulitis in a patient with neutropenic fever, thrombocytopenia with proptosis, ophthalmoplegia. and optic nerve dysfunction. (b) Computed tomography scan showing ethmoid sinusitis with strands in…
Fig. 4.1 Etiologies of dyspnea in cancer patients. BOOP bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia Pneumothorax Pneumothorax may be classified as spontaneous, iatrogenic, or tension pneumothorax or hydropneumothorax. Etiologies for pneumothorax include…
High-risk Allopurinol Carbamazepine Lamotrigine Nevirapine Oxicam nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., piroxicam) Phenobarbital Phenytoin Sulfasalazine Sulfonamide antibiotics Significant but lower risk Acetic acid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., diclofenac) Other antibiotics (aminopenicillins,…
Fig. 3.1 A 36-year-old woman with metastatic thyroid cancer and no prior history of arrhythmia presented to the emergency room with a chief complaint of palpitations. Cardiac monitor tracings demonstrated…
