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Rhinology ; 61(33): 1-108, 2023 10 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37454287

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BACKGROUND: Since publication of the original Position Paper on Olfactory Dysfunction in 2017 (PPOD-17), the personal and societal burden of olfactory disorders has come sharply into focus through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinicians, scientists and the public are now more aware of the importance of olfaction, and the impact of its dysfunction on quality of life, nutrition, social relationships and mental health. Accordingly, new basic, translational and clinical research has resulted in significant progress since the PPOD-17. In this updated document, we present and discuss currently available evidence for the diagnosis and management of olfactory dysfunction. Major updates to the current version include, amongst others: new recommendations on olfactory related terminology; new imaging recommendations; new sections on qualitative OD and COVID-19 OD; updated management section. Recommendations were agreed by all co-authors using a modified Delphi process. CONCLUSIONS: We have provided an overview of current evidence and expert-agreed recommendations for the definition, investigation, and management of OD. As for our original Position Paper, we hope that this updated document will encourage clinicians and researchers to adopt a common language, and in so doing, increase the methodological quality, consistency, and generalisability of work in this field.


Asunto(s)
COVID-19 , Trastornos del Olfato , Humanos , Olfato , Calidad de Vida , Pandemias , Trastornos del Olfato/diagnóstico , Trastornos del Olfato/terapia , Trastornos del Olfato/epidemiología
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Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging ; 48(6): 1795-1805, 2021 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33341915

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PURPOSE: Risk classification of primary prostate cancer in clinical routine is mainly based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, Gleason scores from biopsy samples, and tumor-nodes-metastasis (TNM) staging. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic performance of positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) in vivo models for predicting low-vs-high lesion risk (LH) as well as biochemical recurrence (BCR) and overall patient risk (OPR) with machine learning. METHODS: Fifty-two patients who underwent multi-parametric dual-tracer [18F]FMC and [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI as well as radical prostatectomy between 2014 and 2015 were included as part of a single-center pilot to a randomized prospective trial (NCT02659527). Radiomics in combination with ensemble machine learning was applied including the [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET, the apparent diffusion coefficient, and the transverse relaxation time-weighted MRI scans of each patient to establish a low-vs-high risk lesion prediction model (MLH). Furthermore, MBCR and MOPR predictive model schemes were built by combining MLH, PSA, and clinical stage values of patients. Performance evaluation of the established models was performed with 1000-fold Monte Carlo (MC) cross-validation. Results were additionally compared to conventional [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 standardized uptake value (SUV) analyses. RESULTS: The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC) of the MLH model (0.86) was higher than the AUC of the [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 SUVmax analysis (0.80). MC cross-validation revealed 89% and 91% accuracies with 0.90 and 0.94 AUCs for the MBCR and MOPR models respectively, while standard routine analysis based on PSA, biopsy Gleason score, and TNM staging resulted in 69% and 70% accuracies to predict BCR and OPR respectively. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate the potential to enhance risk classification in primary prostate cancer patients built on PET/MRI radiomics and machine learning without biopsy sampling.


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Radioisótopos de Galio , Neoplasias de la Próstata , Ácido Edético , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Estudios Prospectivos , Neoplasias de la Próstata/diagnóstico por imagen , Aprendizaje Automático Supervisado
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Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging ; 45(2): 235-242, 2018 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29075832

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of [68Ga]Ga-PSMAHBED-CC conjugate 11 positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) in the early detection of metastases in patients with biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy (RP) for clinically non-metastatic prostate cancer, to compare it to CT/MRI alone and to assess its impact on further therapeutic decisions. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively assessed 117 consecutive hormone-naïve BCR patients who had 68Ga-PSMA 11 PET/CT (n = 46) or PET/MRI (n = 71) between May 2014 and January 2017. BCR was defined as two PSA rises above 0.2 ng/ml. Two dedicated uro-oncological imaging experts (radiology/nuclear medicine) reviewed separately all images. All results were presented in a blinded sequential fashion to a multidisciplinary tumorboard in order to assess the influence of PSMA-PET imaging on decision-making. RESULTS: The median time from RP to BCR was 36 months (IQR 16-72). Overall, 69 (59%) patients received postoperative radiotherapy. Median PSA level at the time of imaging was 1.04 ng/ml (IQR 0.58-1.87). PSMA-positive lesions were detected in 100 (85.5%) patients. Detection rates were 65% for a PSA value of 0.2 to <0.5 ng/ml, 85.7% for 0.5 to <1, 85.7% for 1 to <2 and 100% for ≥2. PSMA-positive lesions could be confirmed by either histology (16%), PSA decrease in metastasis-directed radiotherapy (45%) or additional information in diffusion-weighted imaging when PET/MRI was performed (18%) in 79% of patients. PSMA-PET detected lesions in 67 patients (57.3%) who had no suspicious correlates according to the RECIST 1.1 criteria on MRI or CT. PSMA-PET changed therapeutic decisions in 74.6% of these 67 patients (p < 0.001), with 86% of them being considered for metastases-directed therapies. CONCLUSIONS: We confirm the high performance of PSMA-PET imaging for the detection of disease recurrence sites in patients with BCR after RP, even at relatively low PSA levels. Moreover, it adds significant information to standard CT/MRI, changing treatment strategies in a significant number of patients.


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Toma de Decisiones , Ácido Edético/análogos & derivados , Oligopéptidos/metabolismo , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Prostatectomía , Neoplasias de la Próstata/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias de la Próstata/metabolismo , Anciano , Ácido Edético/metabolismo , Isótopos de Galio , Radioisótopos de Galio , Humanos , Ligandos , Masculino , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/terapia , Recurrencia , Estudios Retrospectivos
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Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol ; 26(3): 611-20, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24067458

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We evaluated p16INK4A as a reliable option to detect human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA in penile tumor specimens. Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded samples of 26 patients with penile cancer and another 18 cases with non-tumorigenic lesions were stained by three different widely used commercially available chromogenic in-situ hybridization assays high-risk HPV CISH Y1443 (Genpoint, DAKO), pan HPV CISH Y1404 (Genpoint, DAKO), INFORM HPV III (Ventana, Tucson, Arizona) and p16INK4A immunohistochemistry, then compared to the known gold standard polymerase chain reaction detecting HPV 16, 18, 31, and 33. Immunoreactivity for p16INK4A was evaluated by using a 4-tiered (0, 1, 2, and 3) pattern based system. 19 cases were positive for p16INK4A, 13 of which showed a continuous transepithelial staining (pattern 3). Pan HPV ISH showed positivity in 9 cases, high-risk HPV ISH in 7 cases and INFORM HPVIII ISH in 7 cases. p16INK4A IHC pattern 3 versus pattern 0, 1 and 2 exhibited a specificity and positive predictive value of 100 percent, with a sensitivity and negative predictive value of 72 and 62 percent, respectively, which was much better than all HPV in-situ hybridization methods referred to polymerase chain reaction. p16INK4A seems to be a superior marker for the detection of HPV-associated penile squamous cell carcinoma compared to CISH tests, but is not recommend for the detection of non-tumorigenic lesions, where PCR should be used for the initial assessment.


Asunto(s)
Biomarcadores de Tumor/análisis , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico , Inhibidor p16 de la Quinasa Dependiente de Ciclina/análisis , ADN Viral/análisis , Pruebas de ADN del Papillomavirus Humano , Inmunohistoquímica , Hibridación in Situ , Papillomaviridae/genética , Infecciones por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico , Neoplasias del Pene/diagnóstico , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/química , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/virología , Humanos , Interpretación de Imagen Asistida por Computador , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Papillomaviridae/clasificación , Infecciones por Papillomavirus/complicaciones , Infecciones por Papillomavirus/virología , Neoplasias del Pene/química , Neoplasias del Pene/patología , Neoplasias del Pene/virología , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas
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ESMO Open ; 7(3): 100478, 2022 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35525183

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BACKGROUND: The use of somatostatin analogues (SSAs) has not been formally approved in pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) in the absence of positive controlled trials, even though it is recommended as a potential therapeutic option in recent guidelines. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have assessed the use of SSA in the general practice in Austria by retrospectively analysing patients with pulmonary NETs referred to our European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society centre in Vienna for second opinion or further therapy. In addition, we have analysed the somatostatin receptor (SSTR) expression of those patients by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and SSTR imaging, e.g. 68Ga-DOTANOC-positron emission tomography/computed tomography, and whether such analyses had been carried out before referral at our centre. RESULTS: Out of 34 patients (19 atypical and 15 typical carcinoids) with metastatic or advanced disease, 10/34 (29%) had been prescribed SSA before referral. No IHC for SSTR had been carried out, and only 9/34 (27%) had undergone SSTR imaging by nuclear medicine. Sufficient material for IHC was available in 29/34 (85%) patients and SSTR-IHC was rated negative in 13/29 (45%), weakly positive in 4/29 (14%), moderately positive in 5/29 (17%) and strongly positive in 7/29 (24%) patients. On SSTR imaging, 8/34 patients (24%) were positive, 13/34 (38%) negative and 13/34 patients (38%) showed a mix of positive and negative NET lesions. In 11/29 (38%) patients with both IHC and imaging available, discordance of SSTR expression on imaging and histological assessment was detected. CONCLUSIONS: These data show that uncritical use of SSA should be discouraged, and assessment of SSTR, preferably by imaging, is mandatory before prescription of SSA in pulmonary NETs.


Asunto(s)
Tumores Neuroendocrinos , Receptores de Somatostatina , Humanos , Tumores Neuroendocrinos/tratamiento farmacológico , Tumores Neuroendocrinos/patología , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Receptores de Somatostatina/metabolismo , Estudios Retrospectivos , Somatostatina/farmacología , Somatostatina/uso terapéutico
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Eur J Clin Invest ; 39(4): 304-10, 2009 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19292886

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BACKGROUND: In a variety of malignant diseases, molecular targeting represents a therapeutic option, whereby, when compared with chemotherapy, fewer side effects are thought to be expected. Especially in renal cell cancer (RCC), tyrosine kinase-inhibitors have been established as useful and highly effective therapy. However, tyrosine kinase-inhibitors currently approved for RCC treatment lack single molecule specificity and bear a variety of side effects of the gastro-intestinal tract, skin, heart and haematopoietic system. Therefore, the identification of novel cell surface markers is sought, which might lead to novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Paraffin-embedded RCCs from a well characterized tissue bank were immunohistochemically quantified for embryonic transmembrane antigen CD98hc (SLC3A2) expression and semi-quantitative analyses were correlated with subtype or grade of differentiation. RESULTS: We found increased CD98hc expression in different types of malign RCCs, among them clear cell (cc)RCC, papillary (p)RCC and chromophobe (ch)RCC, but lack of expression in the benign renal oncocytoma. Thereby, the extent of CD98hc expression directly complies with grade of malignancy. Furthermore, the more malignant type II pRCC significantly higher expressed CD98hc than the less malignant and more differentiated type I pRCC (type II 83.34%, type I 4.76% CD98hc positive, P < 0.00001; n = 51). The established marker for type I pRCC, Cytokreatin 7, showed 95.24% expression in type I and 26.67% expression in type II pRCC (P < 0.00001, n = 51). CONCLUSIONS: From these data, we conclude that CD98hc is expressed in RCCs, whereby the extent of expression is likely to correlate directly with grade of malignancy. In pRCCs, CD98hc might represent a novel and reliable marker for type II pRCC.


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Biomarcadores de Tumor/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Renales/diagnóstico , Cadena Pesada de la Proteína-1 Reguladora de Fusión/metabolismo , Neoplasias Renales/diagnóstico , Western Blotting , Citometría de Flujo , Humanos , Estadística como Asunto
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Burns ; 32(1): 16-9, 2006 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16368194

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BACKGROUND: Stem cells have the capacity to renew or to give rise to a specialized cell types. Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) has been explored as an alternative source of stem cells. However, its potential to differentiate into cells of other tissues is still under discussion. The aim of our study was to evaluate if HUCB stem cells could differentiate into epithelial cells under in vitro conditions. METHODS: Human keratinocytes derived from adult female skin donors, were isolated and cultured on fibrin glue/fibroblast gels-control group. In the umbilical cord blood cell group, male umbilical cord blood cells were added at a 1:10 ratio to keratinocytes and co-cultured on the fibrin glue/fibroblasts gel. After 15 days of culture, the sheets were analyzed by use of histochemistry and FISH. DNA was extracted and evaluated by use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of Y-chromosome-specific sequences. RESULTS: In both groups a regular epithelial sheet consisting of three to four layers of cells was formed. Using PCR and FISH, in the umbilical cord blood cell group the presence of Y-chromosome-specific sequences in the cultured keratinocytes could be detected. In the control group, no Y-chromosome-specific sequences could be detected. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that umbilical cord blood stem cells differentiate into epithelial cells under in vitro conditions and thereby, might serve as a starting material for isolation and expansion of cells for transplantation in patients with large skin defects.


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Sangre Fetal/citología , Queratinocitos/citología , Células Madre/citología , Adulto , Diferenciación Celular , Células Cultivadas , Cromosomas Humanos Y , Femenino , Humanos , Hibridación Fluorescente in Situ , Técnicas In Vitro , Masculino , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
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Acta Neurochir Suppl ; 92: 3-6, 2005.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15830957

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The term internal neurolysis means removal of fibrotic tissue inside a nerve trunk. Unfortunately the term was used for procedures with complete isolation of fascicles with all consequences like damage of links between the fascicle and impairment of blood supply. The conclusion based on some negative experiences that all surgery within a nerve trunk has to be avoided cannot be accepted. Neurolysis within a nerve trunk, id est within the epineurium, is a step-wise procedure to decompress fascicles from a constricting fibrosis. It stops immediately if this aim is achieved or continues with resection and reconstruction if an irreparable damage is present. It is better to use terms that describe exactly what was done and abandon the ill-defined term "internal neurolysis". Fibrosis of the paraneurium remains outside the epineurium but causes the same consequences as fibrosis of the epineurium.


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Descompresión Quirúrgica/métodos , Microcirugia/métodos , Síndromes de Compresión Nerviosa/patología , Síndromes de Compresión Nerviosa/cirugía , Procedimientos Neuroquirúrgicos/métodos , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico/patología , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico/cirugía , Tejido Conectivo/patología , Tejido Conectivo/cirugía , Fibrosis , Humanos , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/métodos , Traumatismos de los Nervios Periféricos , Nervios Periféricos/patología , Nervios Periféricos/cirugía , Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina , Resultado del Tratamiento
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J Neuropathol Exp Neurol ; 60(5): 449-61, 2001 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11379820

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Neuropathologists use anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) antibodies as specific markers for glial cells, and neurobiologists use GFAP for targeting transgenes to glial cells. Since GFAP has also been detected in non-glial cells, we systematically analyzed GFAP expression in human and murine non-CNS tissues using a panel of anti-GFAP antibodies. In human tissues we confirm previously observed GFAP expression in Schwann cells, myoepithelial cells, and chondrocytes, and show for the first time GFAP expression in fibroblasts of epiglottic and auricular perichondrium, ligamentum flavum, and cardiac valves. In mice we show GFAP expression in Schwann cells, bone marrow stromal cells, chondrocytes, and in fibroblasts of dura mater, skull and spinal perichondrium, and periosteum, connective stroma of oral cavity, dental pulp, and cardiac valves. Anti-GFAP immunoblotting of human non-CNS tissues reveals protein bands with a molecular mass ranging between approximately 35 and approximately 42 kDa. In GFAP-v-src transgenic mice, whose oncogenic v-src transgene transforms GFAP expressing cells, non-CNS tumors originate from fibroblasts. We conclude that human and murine fibroblasts can express GFAP in vivo. The somatic distribution of GFAP expressing fibroblasts indicates origin from the neural crest. Development of non-CNS tumors from fibroblasts in GFAP-v-src mice functionally confirms GFAP expression in these cells.


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Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Proteína Ácida Fibrilar de la Glía/metabolismo , Animales , Proteína Ácida Fibrilar de la Glía/genética , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Inmunohistoquímica , Hibridación in Situ , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos/genética , Distribución Tisular
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J Neuroimmunol ; 91(1-2): 89-92, 1998 Nov 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9846823

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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) appears to play an important role in HIV encephalitis (HIVE). TNF2, a polymorphism of TNF-alpha, associates with higher levels of TNF-alpha and severe manifestations of some infections. We studied 44 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with autopsy-proven HIVE and/or HIV leukoencephalopathy (HIVLE) (HIVE/LE) and 30 AIDS patients without HIVE/LE. TNF2 did not associate with presence of HIVE/LE (p > 0.5). Moreover, the TNF-alpha regulatory element TTATTTAT within the 3'-untranslated region was intact in HIVE/LE brains, and HLA-DR3 did not associate with HIVE/LE. Other host factors or, more likely, viral factors may be responsible for the development of HIVE/LE.


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Complejo SIDA Demencia/inmunología , Encefalitis Viral/inmunología , VIH , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/inmunología , Alelos , Anticuerpos Antivirales/inmunología , Encéfalo/inmunología , Encéfalo/virología , Antígeno HLA-DR3/análisis , Humanos , Polimorfismo Genético
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J Clin Pathol ; 53(8): 641-2, 2000 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11002773

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A case of testicular capillary haemangioma is reported and the importance of intraoperative examination of this very rare lesion emphasised. Capillary haemangioma of the testis can be similar to malignant testicular tumours on clinical presentation, as well as on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, and therefore should be included in the intraoperative differential diagnosis. Because of the benign nature of this lesion, conservative surgical treatment by means of tumour enucleation with preservation of the testis is possible, if intraoperative examination of frozen sections of representative tissue can be performed.


Asunto(s)
Hemangioma Capilar/cirugía , Neoplasias Testiculares/cirugía , Adolescente , Hemangioma Capilar/patología , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Testiculares/patología
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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol ; 17(7): 1323-31, 1996 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8871719

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PURPOSE: To describe the pattern and time course of embolization-related tissue lesions and repermeation of the intranidal cast after endovascular embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 26 patients who were treated by endovascular embolization with NBCA and subsequent surgical extirpation to look for embolization-related tissue lesions and repermeation of the cast. A residual flow through the malformation was identified on preoperative angiograms in every case. RESULTS: Pattern and time course of embolization-related tissue lesions were typical. Until 3 months after embolization, repermeation of embolized structures did not occur. In contrast, repermeation was found in every patient who had surgery later than 3 months after the first embolization (n = 13; 50%). In these cases, histologic examination of the resected nidus disclosed capillary structures inside the lumen of embolized vessels. Capillaries were traced immunohistochemically with antibodies against membrane-bound factor VIII. No parameter other than the interval between the first embolization and surgery was found to relate to the repermeation of the cast. CONCLUSION: Intranidal recapillarization can occur later than 3 months after the first embolization with NBCA if total and solid casting of the nidus was not accomplished.


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Embolización Terapéutica , Malformaciones Arteriovenosas Intracraneales/patología , Malformaciones Arteriovenosas Intracraneales/terapia , Reperfusión , Adolescente , Adulto , Angiografía Cerebral , Circulación Cerebrovascular , Niño , Enbucrilato/análogos & derivados , Enbucrilato/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Humanos , Malformaciones Arteriovenosas Intracraneales/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos
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Clin Neuropathol ; 15(2): 87-91, 1996.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8925602

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The immunophenotype of 6 cases of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the hypothalamus and 3 cases of cranial bone manifestation of LCH was investigated by means of immunohistochemistry on paraffin sections. Antibodies against S 100 protein, lysozyme, CD68 (PG-M1), CD68 (KP1), HLA-DR, beta 2 microglobulin, placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP), the monoclonal antibody MAC 387, and a monoclonal antibody against CD1a were used. All examined cases showed positive staining of lesional cells for S 100 protein, HLA-DR, beta 2 microglobulin, macrophage associated markers and CD1a. According to the "confidence levels" of the Writing Group of the Histiocyte Society [Chu et al. 1987], a "definite diagnosis" of LCH requires the demonstration either of Birbeck granules in lesional cells by electron microscopy, or of CD1a antigenic determinants on the surface of lesional cells. Since electron microscopy of these rare CNS lesions is not possible in many cases, we are now able to give a definite diagnosis of LCH of the hypothalamus by means of immunohistochemistry for CD1 a on routinely fixed and processed tissue.


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Histiocitosis de Células de Langerhans/patología , Hipotálamo/patología , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad
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Clin Neuropathol ; 20(4): 163-71, 2001.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11495005

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Seventy-six pituitary adenomas of akromegalic patients were investigated to find out the prognostic relevance of the intracytoplasmic distribution of cytokeratins (CK), immunohistochemically defined hormone production profile, proliferative activity and clinical presentation. CK distribution, growth fraction (MIB1 index) and hormone production profile were analyzed by means of immunohistochemistry. Apoptotic activity was investigated by the TUNEL method. Two different CK distribution patterns were seen: a dot-like pattern in 29 cases (type 1 adenomas), and a perinuclear fibrillary pattern in 47 cases (type 2 adenomas). Type 2 adenomas showed more prominent coexpression of prolactin (p < 0.0001), luteotrophic hormone (p < 0.002), follicle-stimulating hormone (p < 0.005), thyroid-stimulating hormone (p < 0.0001), and alpha-subunit (p < 0.005), as compared to type 1 adenomas. The mean MIB1 index was significantly higher in type 1 vs. type 2 tumors (4.23%, range: 1.93% - 9.83% vs. 2.07%, range: 0.67% - 4.87%, p < 0.0001). Apoptotic activity was too low in both examined groups to be used for balancing of tumor cell turnover. Clinical analysis of patients with type 1 adenomas revealed female predominance, younger age, larger tumor size, and more frequently aggressive growth with higher incidence of suprasellar extension (p < 0.0001) and cavernous sinus infiltration (p < 0.0001), as well as larger proportions of re-operations and incomplete resections (34.5% vs. 8.51%). Additionally, the interval until re-operation was shorter in type 1 adenomas (mean: 16 months, range: 9 - 21 months vs. mean: 57 months, range: 18- 158 months). We conclude that classification of adenomas of akromegalic patients based on intracytoplasmic CK distribution, combined with examination of proliferative activity, and immunohistochemically defined hormone production profile, provides important prognostic information for the management of akromegalic patients.


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Acromegalia/metabolismo , Adenoma/metabolismo , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Hormonas/metabolismo , Queratinas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hipofisarias/metabolismo , Acromegalia/patología , Adenoma/patología , Adolescente , Adulto , Apoptosis , División Celular , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias Hipofisarias/patología , Pronóstico
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Clin Neuropathol ; 20(1): 38-42, 2001.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11220694

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Carcinomas metastatic to the brain usually grow very well circumscribed, with sharp delineation. Radiosurgery takes advantage of this fact by using the gamma knife for definitive treatment of small metastases. We report a systematic study of the growth pattern of cerebral metastases, focusing on tumor delineation. In 26 cases of 66 metastatic anaplastic small cell carcinomas and in one case of adenocarcinoma, we observed poorly defined borders and a highly diffuse pattern of invasion. Infiltrating carcinoma cells changed to an elongated shape adapting to preexisting tissue structures. This pseudogliomatous growth pattern of some brain metastases--apparently most likely in neuroendocrine carcinomas--is of potential importance for therapeutic strategies in the treatment of brain metastases, especially when considering treatment with radiosurgery and gamma knife.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundario , Carcinoma de Células Pequeñas/secundario , Glioma/secundario , Biomarcadores de Tumor , Carcinoma/secundario , Humanos
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Acta Neuropathol ; 89(6): 567-70, 1995.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7676813

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Little is known about the neuropathology of the median facial cleft syndrome, which presents as a combination of a wide range of teratological manifestations. We report a unique type of cerebral malformation combined with the median facial cleft syndrome in a 7-day-old female infant with malformations of toes and fingers, hypertelorism and a median cleft nose, as well as a frontally protruding, dorsomedian hornlike cele. At autopsy, the cranium presented facial clefts and bony defects, resulting in partitioning of the anterior cranial fossa into three compartments. The brain had malformative features of lobar holoprosencephaly combined with tripartition of frontal lobes, including an encephalomeningocystocele originating from a right accessory frontal lobe.


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Holoprosencefalia/patología , Anomalías Múltiples/patología , Adolescente , Cara/anomalías , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Hueso Nasal/anomalías
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Br J Neurosurg ; 13(2): 196-200, 1999 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10616592

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The natural course and optimal treatment for isolated hypothalamic Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) are unknown. We describe an adult female in whom total resection of a hypothalamic LCH granuloma was performed 12 years after transphenoidal resection of a pituitary adenoma. A retrospective review of the histological specimen of the first operation revealed CD1a positive cells characteristic of LCH along with a plurihormonal adenoma 12 years earlier. No other manifestations of LCH were found and MRI of the brain at the last follow-up 4 years after surgery did not show any recurrent or additional lesion. The diagnosis of isolated hypothalamic LCH is only possible by biopsy and our case demonstrates the feasability of a gross total resection in certain cases.


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Granuloma/cirugía , Histiocitosis de Células de Langerhans/cirugía , Neoplasias Hipotalámicas/cirugía , Femenino , Granuloma/patología , Histiocitosis de Células de Langerhans/patología , Humanos , Neoplasias Hipotalámicas/patología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia , Neoplasias Hipofisarias/cirugía , Prolactinoma/cirugía , Factores de Tiempo , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Histopathology ; 37(3): 264-8, 2000 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10971703

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AIMS: We observed two oncocytomas with prominent intracytoplasmatic vacuoles. To investigate if this previously undescribed finding is a diagnostic feature and compatible with the diagnosis of oncocytoma, we characterized these vacuoles by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. METHODS AND RESULTS: The tumours were analysed by transmission electron microscopy. Immunohistochemistry was performed with antimitochondrial antibody, anti-Golgi-zone antibody, anti-lysozyme antibody and anti-human-trans-Golgi-network antibody. By electron microscopy, the vacuoles were found to be double-membrane-bounded, and some contained fragmented christae. Immunohistochemistry showed a positive reaction of the vacuoles with anti-mitochondrial antibody. Staining with anti-Golgi-zone antibody, anti-lysozyme antibody and anti-human-trans-Golgi-network antibody was negative. CONCLUSION: Both tumours are benign oncocytomas. The phenomena of cells with prominent intracytoplasmatic vacuoles is not inconsistent with the diagnosis of oncocytoma. The vacuoles are of mitochondrial origin and may develop, by balloon degeneration, as a mechanism of mitochondrial involution and elimination.


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Adenoma Oxifílico/patología , Neoplasias Renales/patología , Mitocondrias/patología , Vacuolas/patología , Adenoma Oxifílico/metabolismo , Adulto , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/análisis , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Neoplasias Renales/metabolismo , Masculino , Microscopía Electrónica , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mitocondrias/inmunología , Mitocondrias/ultraestructura , Vacuolas/química , Vacuolas/ultraestructura
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J Neural Transm (Vienna) ; 107(10): 1127-38, 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11129102

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Patients who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) frequently present with neurological and psychiatric symptoms. Kynurenic acid (KYNA), an intermediate metabolite of L-kynurenine (L-KYN), is a neuroprotectant and a broad-spectrum antagonist at excitatory amino acid (EAA) receptors. The present study examines the biosynthetic machinery of KYNA in the frontal cortex and cerebellum of 25 HIV-1 and 16 control (CO) patients. We measured the contents of L-KYN and KYNA and the activity of enzymes synthesizing KYNA, kynurenine aminotransferases I and II (KAT I and KAT II). The KYNA level was significantly increased in the frontal cortex (209 +/- 38% of CO; p < 0.05) and moderately increased in the cerebellum (164 +/- 31% of CO) of HIV-1 brains as compared with controls. The bioprecursor of KYNA, L-KYN, was increased in frontal cortex (188 +/- 45% of CO) and cerebellum (151 +/- 16% of CO; p < 0.05). The elevated KYNA in frontal cortex correlated with significant increases of KAT I (341 +/- 95% of CO; p < 0.05) and KAT II (141 +/- 8% of CO; p < 0.05). In the cerebellum, a high KYNA content was in the line with increased KAT I (262 +/- 52% of CO; p < 0.05) activity, while KAT II was in a control range (85 +/- 12% of CO). This study demonstrates that HIV-1 infection associates with elevated KYNA synthesis in the brain. In contrast to KAT II, KAT I was prominently increased in both brain regions investigated. Differences in neurochemical parameters of KYNA metabolism between frontal cortex and cerebellum suggests selective tissue damage. Drugs which influence the synthesis of the endogenous neuroprotectant KYNA may become useful in the therapy of neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV-1 infected patients.


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Complejo SIDA Demencia/enzimología , Encéfalo/enzimología , VIH-1/enzimología , Ácido Quinurénico/metabolismo , Quinurenina/biosíntesis , Complejo SIDA Demencia/fisiopatología , Complejo SIDA Demencia/virología , Adulto , Encéfalo/fisiopatología , Encéfalo/virología , Cerebelo/enzimología , Cerebelo/fisiopatología , Cerebelo/virología , Femenino , Lóbulo Frontal/enzimología , Lóbulo Frontal/fisiopatología , Lóbulo Frontal/virología , Humanos , Liasas/metabolismo , Masculino , Transaminasas/metabolismo , Triptófano/metabolismo
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