Biopsy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Biopsy site for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric cancer.

30 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori eradication is recommended in post-gastric cancer resection, but premalignant changes may prevent the detection of H. pylori. The aim of this study was to determine appropriate biopsy site for detecting H. pylori in ... Read more...

Mycobacterial infection masquerading as cutaneous sarcoidosis.

25 Nov 2009 Granulomatous skin inflammation can be secondary to a number of infectious and noninfectious aetiologies. Although the presence of Mycobacterium gordonae is commonly thought to reflect environmental contamination, infection can occur even in ... Read more...

Wegener's granulomatosis: a new entity in the growing differential diagnosis of Degos' disease.

22 Nov 2009 Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a multisystemic vasculitis, with skin involvement in 14% of cases and with palpable purpura, subcutaneous nodules and necrotic papules as the common features.(1) We present a patient diagnosed with WG who had ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Biopsy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Biopsy site for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric cancer. 30 Nov 2009
• Mycobacterial infection masquerading as cutaneous sarcoidosis. 25 Nov 2009
• Wegener's granulomatosis: a new entity in the growing differential diagnosis of Degos' disease. 22 Nov 2009
• Persistent urticaria characterized by recurrent lasting urticarial erythema with histological features of prominent perivascular eosinophilic infiltration. 22 Nov 2009
• Glial choristoma of the tongue: report of a case and clinico-pathological features. 2 Nov 2009
• Common diagnostic challenges in the pathology of nonneoplastic lung diseases: a case-based review. 30 Oct 2009
• Diagnosis of sarcoidosis. 30 Oct 2009
• JAAD grand rounds. Flaccid pustular eruption. 30 Oct 2009
• JAAD grand rounds. A 47-year-old female with ulcerated lesions. 30 Oct 2009
• JAAD grand rounds. A 49-year-old man with an asymptomatic cutaneous eruption. 30 Oct 2009
• Dermoscopic appearance of dermatofibroma-like Spitz nevus. 30 Oct 2009
• Mycosis fungoides presenting as a pustular eruption. 30 Oct 2009
• Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis--a rapidly progressive disabling disease with limited therapeutic options. 30 Oct 2009
• Not what she had in mind. 30 Oct 2009
• Wiped out. 30 Oct 2009
• A prolonged, perplexing pyrexia. 30 Oct 2009
• Pulmonary langerhans' cell histiocytosis. 30 Oct 2009
• Influence of narrow band imaging (NBI) videobronchoscopy on the assessment of central lung cancer extension and therapeutic decision. 30 Oct 2009
• Androgen receptor as a potential sign of prostate cancer metastasis. 30 Oct 2009
• Human prostate-infiltrating CD8+ T lymphocytes are oligoclonal and PD-1+. 30 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Biopsy'

Definition: Removal and pathologic examination of specimens in the form of small pieces of tissue from the living body.

Descriptor UI: D001706

Alternative terms: Biopsy; Biopsies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.388.100; E01.450.230.100; E01.450.865.100; E04.074;

Technical Notes: IM GEN only; NIM with specific organ /pathol (IM) + dis /pathol (IM); coord with specific technique if appropriate