Biopsy - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Clinico-pathologic conference: persistent tachypnea in a 5-week-old boy.

29 Nov 2008 The patient was a 5-week-old male admitted with tachypnea and increased respiratory: distress. Mother noted increased cough and increased work of breathing. There was no fever, congestion, or nasal discharge. Prior to presenting to the emergency ... Read more...

[Liver biopsy in liver patients with coagulopathy]

Nov 2008 The risk of severe bleeding after liver biopsy is estimated to be 1:12,000 in patients with near normal coagulation (INR < 1,5 and platelet count > 60 billion /l). Beyond these limits, the risk is higher, but still uncertain. The Danish guidelines ... Read more...

Unmethylated E-cadherin gene expression is significantly associated with metastatic human prostate cancer cells in bone.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: The concurrent determination of methylation status of E-cadherin gene and E-cadherin protein expression remains scant in metastatic prostate cancer cells in bone, the most prevalent site for metastatic growth. Therefore, the study was ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Biopsy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinico-pathologic conference: persistent tachypnea in a 5-week-old boy. 29 Nov 2008
• [Liver biopsy in liver patients with coagulopathy] Nov 2008
• [Questions concerning a complaint issue with a serious outcome] Nov 2008
• Unmethylated E-cadherin gene expression is significantly associated with metastatic human prostate cancer cells in bone. 30 Oct 2008
• The clinical significance of coexpression of cyclooxygenases-2, vascular endothelial growth factors, and epidermal growth factor receptor in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 30 Oct 2008
• Intrahepatic levels of CXCR3-associated chemokines correlate with liver inflammation and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. 30 Oct 2008
• Prediction of clinical outcomes in primary biliary cirrhosis by serum enhanced liver fibrosis assay. 30 Oct 2008
• Bone marrow biopsies in patients 85 years or older. 30 Oct 2008
• Is there a meaningful serum hepatitis B virus DNA cutoff level for therapeutic decisions in hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B virus infection? 30 Oct 2008
• Suspicious breast lesions: assessment of 3D Doppler US indexes for classification in a test population and fourfold cross-validation scheme. 30 Oct 2008
• Transcatheter closure of portal-systemic shunt combining congenital double extrahepatic inferior vena cava with vascular plug. 30 Oct 2008
• Glypican-3 as a useful diagnostic marker that distinguishes hepatocellular carcinoma from benign hepatocellular mass lesions. 30 Oct 2008
• Does nonalcoholic fatty liver disease predispose patients to hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of cirrhosis? 30 Oct 2008
• Ultrastructural abnormalities of respiratory cilia: a 25-year experience. 30 Oct 2008
• Laryngeal candidiasis mimicking malignancy. 30 Oct 2008
• Polyneuropathy in POEMS syndrome. 30 Oct 2008
• Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma without preoperative tumor biopsy. 25 Oct 2008
• Clinical images. Sweet syndrome during pregnancy. 19 Oct 2008
• Risk of subsequent endometrial carcinoma associated with endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia classification of endometrial biopsies. 13 Oct 2008
• HIV-positive man with ulceronecrotic skin lesions. 13 Oct 2008

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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