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Immune response dynamics in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their severe manifestations have largely been studied in circulation. Here, we examined the relationship between immune processes in the respiratory tract and circulation through longitudinal phenotypic, transcriptomic, and cytokine profiling of paired airway and blood samples from patients with severe COVID-19 relative to heathy controls. In COVID-19 airways, T cells exhibited activated, tissue-resident, and protective profiles; higher T cell frequencies correlated with survival and younger age. Myeloid cells in COVID-19 airways featured hyperinflammatory signatures, and higher frequencies of these cells correlated with mortality and older age. In COVID-19 blood, aberrant CD163+ monocytes predominated over conventional monocytes, and were found in corresponding airway samples and in damaged alveoli. High levels of myeloid chemoattractants in airways suggest recruitment of these cells through a CCL2-CCR2 chemokine axis. Our findings provide insights into immune processes driving COVID-19 lung pathology with therapeutic implications for targeting inflammation in the respiratory tract.
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COVID-19/imunologia , Pulmão/imunologia , Células Mieloides/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , COVID-19/sangue , COVID-19/mortalidade , COVID-19/patologia , Citocinas/imunologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Humanos , Inflamação , Estudos Longitudinais , Pulmão/patologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Monócitos/imunologia , Monócitos/patologia , Células Mieloides/patologia , SARS-CoV-2 , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T/patologia , Transcriptoma , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Respiratory failure is the leading cause of death in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection1,2, but the host response at the lung tissue level is poorly understood. Here we performed single-nucleus RNA sequencing of about 116,000 nuclei from the lungs of nineteen individuals who died of COVID-19 and underwent rapid autopsy and seven control individuals. Integrated analyses identified substantial alterations in cellular composition, transcriptional cell states, and cell-to-cell interactions, thereby providing insight into the biology of lethal COVID-19. The lungs from individuals with COVID-19 were highly inflamed, with dense infiltration of aberrantly activated monocyte-derived macrophages and alveolar macrophages, but had impaired T cell responses. Monocyte/macrophage-derived interleukin-1ß and epithelial cell-derived interleukin-6 were unique features of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to other viral and bacterial causes of pneumonia. Alveolar type 2 cells adopted an inflammation-associated transient progenitor cell state and failed to undergo full transition into alveolar type 1 cells, resulting in impaired lung regeneration. Furthermore, we identified expansion of recently described CTHRC1+ pathological fibroblasts3 contributing to rapidly ensuing pulmonary fibrosis in COVID-19. Inference of protein activity and ligand-receptor interactions identified putative drug targets to disrupt deleterious circuits. This atlas enables the dissection of lethal COVID-19, may inform our understanding of long-term complications of COVID-19 survivors, and provides an important resource for therapeutic development.
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COVID-19/patologia , COVID-19/virologia , Pulmão/patologia , SARS-CoV-2/patogenicidade , Análise de Célula Única , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Células Epiteliais Alveolares/patologia , Células Epiteliais Alveolares/virologia , Atlas como Assunto , Autopsia , COVID-19/imunologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Fibroblastos/patologia , Fibrose/patologia , Fibrose/virologia , Humanos , Inflamação/patologia , Inflamação/virologia , Macrófagos/patologia , Macrófagos/virologia , Macrófagos Alveolares/patologia , Macrófagos Alveolares/virologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasmócitos/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologiaRESUMO
The NF-κB family of transcription factors and the Ras family of small GTPases are important mediators of proproliferative signaling that drives tumorigenesis and carcinogenesis. The κB-Ras proteins were previously shown to inhibit both NF-κB and Ras activation through independent mechanisms, implicating them as tumor suppressors with potentially broad relevance to human cancers. In this study, we have used two mouse models to establish the relevance of the κB-Ras proteins for tumorigenesis. Additionally, we have utilized a pan-cancer bioinformatics analysis to explore the role of the κB-Ras proteins in human cancers. Surprisingly, we find that the genes encoding κB-Ras 1 (NKIRAS1) and κB-Ras 2 (NKIRAS2) are rarely down-regulated in tumor samples with oncogenic Ras mutations. Reduced expression of human NKIRAS1 alone is associated with worse prognosis in at least four cancer types and linked to a network of genes implicated in tumorigenesis. Our findings provide direct evidence that loss of NKIRAS1 in human tumors that do not carry oncogenic RAS mutations is associated with worse clinical outcomes.
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Carcinogênese , Proteínas de Transporte , Genes Supressores de Tumor , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Carcinogênese/genética , Transformação Celular Neoplásica/genética , Genes ras , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Proteínas ras/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/genéticaRESUMO
Spread through air spaces (STAS), an important prognostic indicator included in the 2015 WHO classification, is defined as micropapillary, solid and/or single tumor cell clusters beyond the edge of the main mass and distinct from processing artifacts. This study aimed to assess inter-responder agreement on current STAS criteria vs artifacts, identify discrepancies, and compare responses between pulmonary and general pathologists. A multiple-choice online questionnaire illustrating multiple criteria for STAS vs artifacts was available internationally for 6 days to Pulmonary Pathology Society members, thoracic pathology course attendees and International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer pathology committee members. Additional four questions gathered demographic and practice setting information. 136 unique responses were analyzed. The majority were from North America and Europe (42.6 and 30.2%), practicing pulmonary pathology (70.6%) in academia (64.7%), and with >20 years of experience (31.6%). Excluding trainees, the greatest overall agreement was in defining solid and micropapillary tumor clusters of STAS located > 3 alveolar spaces from the main tumor edge (91.5%) and recognizing strips of ciliated cells as artifacts (97.7%). Lesser agreement on STAS was evident when tumor cell clusters were immediately adjacent to the tumor edge, a single tumor cell cluster was present at the tissue edge, tumor cell clusters were jagged-edged, or tumor cell clusters were admixed with ciliated cell strips (artifacts). There was no significant difference in agreements on STAS for multiple criteria between pulmonary vs. general pathologists. Significant inter-responder agreement on STAS vs. artifacts was achieved only for a few criteria. To improve reproducibility of STAS vs artifacts, areas of lesser agreement require further clarification.
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BACKGROUND: The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a key role in lung cancer initiation, proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. Artificial intelligence (AI) methods could potentially accelerate TME analysis. The aims of this study were to (1) assess the feasibility of using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained whole slide images (WSI) to develop an AI model for evaluating the TME and (2) to characterize the TME of adenocarcinoma (ADCA) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) in fibrotic and non-fibrotic lung. METHODS: The cohort was derived from chest CT scans of patients presenting with lung neoplasms, with and without background fibrosis. WSI images were generated from slides of all 76 available pathology cases with ADCA (n = 53) or SCCA (n = 23) in fibrotic (n = 47) or non-fibrotic (n = 29) lung. Detailed ground-truth annotations, including of stroma (i.e., fibrosis, vessels, inflammation), necrosis and background, were performed on WSI and optimized via an expert-in-the-loop (EITL) iterative procedure using a lightweight [random forest (RF)] classifier. A convolution neural network (CNN)-based model was used to achieve tissue-level multiclass segmentation. The model was trained on 25 annotated WSI from 13 cases of ADCA and SCCA within and without fibrosis and then applied to the 76-case cohort. The TME analysis included tumor stroma ratio (TSR), tumor fibrosis ratio (TFR), tumor inflammation ratio (TIR), tumor vessel ratio (TVR), tumor necrosis ratio (TNR), and tumor background ratio (TBR). RESULTS: The model's overall classification for precision, sensitivity, and F1-score were 94%, 90%, and 91%, respectively. Statistically significant differences were noted in TSR (p = 0.041) and TFR (p = 0.001) between fibrotic and non-fibrotic ADCA. Within fibrotic lung, statistically significant differences were present in TFR (p = 0.039), TIR (p = 0.003), TVR (p = 0.041), TNR (p = 0.0003), and TBR (p = 0.020) between ADCA and SCCA. CONCLUSION: The combined EITL-RF CNN model using only H&E WSI can facilitate multiclass evaluation and quantification of the TME. There are significant differences in the TME of ADCA and SCCA present within or without background fibrosis. Future studies are needed to determine the significance of TME on prognosis and treatment.
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Inteligência Artificial , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas , Fibrose , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Microambiente Tumoral , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/patologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Redes Neurais de Computação , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Algoritmo Florestas AleatóriasRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Chest Computed tomography (CT) scans detect lung nodules and assess pulmonary fibrosis. While pulmonary fibrosis indicates increased lung cancer risk, current clinical practice characterizes nodule risk of malignancy based on nodule size and smoking history; little consideration is given to the fibrotic microenvironment. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of incorporating fibrotic microenvironment into classifying malignancy of lung nodules in chest CT images using deep learning techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We developed a visualizable 3D classification model trained with in-house CT dataset for the nodule malignancy classification task. Three slightly-modified datasets were created: (1) nodule alone (microenvironment removed); (2) nodule with surrounding lung microenvironment; and (3) nodule in microenvironment with semantic fibrosis metadata. For each of the models, tenfold cross-validation was performed. Results were evaluated using quantitative measures, such as accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and area-under-curve (AUC), as well as qualitative assessments, such as attention maps and class activation maps (CAM). RESULTS: The classification model trained with nodule alone achieved 75.61% accuracy, 50.00% sensitivity, 88.46% specificity, and 0.78 AUC; the model trained with nodule and microenvironment achieved 79.03% accuracy, 65.46% sensitivity, 85.86% specificity, and 0.84 AUC. The model trained with additional semantic fibrosis metadata achieved 80.84% accuracy, 74.67% sensitivity, 84.95% specificity, and 0.89 AUC. Our visual evaluation of attention maps and CAM suggested that both the nodules and the microenvironment contributed to the task. CONCLUSION: The nodule malignancy classification performance was found to be improving with microenvironment data. Further improvement was found when incorporating semantic fibrosis information.
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Neoplasias Pulmonares , Fibrose Pulmonar , Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Fibrose Pulmonar/complicações , Fibrose Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Fibrose Pulmonar/patologia , Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário/diagnóstico por imagem , Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Pulmão/patologia , Microambiente TumoralRESUMO
PURPOSE: Evaluate the behavior of lung nodules occurring in areas of pulmonary fibrosis and compare them to pulmonary nodules occurring in the non-fibrotic lung parenchyma. METHODS: This retrospective review of chest CT scans and electronic medical records received expedited IRB approval and a waiver of informed consent. 4500 consecutive patients with a chest CT scan report containing the word fibrosis or a specific type of fibrosis were identified using the system M*Model Catalyst (Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S.). The largest nodule was measured in the longest dimension and re-evaluated, in the same way, on the follow-up exam if multiple time points were available. The nodule doubling time was calculated. If the patient developed cancer, the histologic diagnosis was documented. RESULTS: Six hundred and nine patients were found to have at least one pulmonary nodule on either the first or the second CT scan. 274 of the largest pulmonary nodules were in the fibrotic tissue and 335 were in the non-fibrotic lung parenchyma. Pathology proven cancer was more common in nodules occurring in areas of pulmonary fibrosis compared to nodules occurring in areas of non-fibrotic lung (34% vs 15%, p < 0.01). Adenocarcinoma was the most common cell type in both groups but more frequent in cancers occurring in non-fibrotic tissue. In the non-fibrotic lung, 1 of 126 (0.8%) of nodules measuring 1 to 6 mm were cancer. In contrast, 5 of 49 (10.2%) of nodules in fibrosis measuring 1 to 6 mm represented biopsy-proven cancer (p < 0.01). The doubling time for squamous cell cancer was shorter in the fibrotic lung compared to non-fibrotic lung, however, the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.24). 15 incident lung nodules on second CT obtained ≤ 18 months after first CT scan was found in fibrotic lung and eight (53%) were diagnosed as cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Nodules occurring in fibrotic lung tissue are more likely to be cancer than nodules in the nonfibrotic lung. Incident pulmonary nodules in pulmonary fibrosis have a high likelihood of being cancer.
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Neoplasias Pulmonares , Nódulos Pulmonares Múltiplos , Fibrose Pulmonar , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Fibrose Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Fibrose Pulmonar/patologia , Nódulos Pulmonares Múltiplos/patologia , Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Pulmão/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodosRESUMO
Thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF1) and p40 are widely-utilized diagnostic markers of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), respectively. Diffuse coexpression of TTF1 and p40 has been described in only rare case reports. In a multi-institutional study, we collected the largest cohort of these unusual tumours to-date (n = 14), with the goal of elucidating their clinicopathological and genomic characteristics. Lung tumours with diffuse coexpression (labelling 50-100% tumour cells) of TTF1 clone 8G7G3/1 and p40 clone BC28 were identified. Detailed clinicopathological and immunohistochemical parameters were analyzed. Eight tumours were analyzed by next-generation sequencing (NGS) and the results were compared to those in > 9 K LUAD and > 1 K LUSC. All tumours with diffuse TTF1/p40 coexpression were poorly differentiated non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC), 42% of which had basaloid features. Some tumours exhibited focal keratinization (14%), napsin A and/or mucicarmine labelling (46%) or both squamous and glandular features (7%). NGS revealed a uniquely high rate of FGFR1 amplifications (70%) compared to either LUAD (0.7%, P < 0.0001) or LUSC (11%, P = 0.001). LUAD-type targetable driver alterations were identified in 38% of cases (one EGFR, two KRAS G12C). The tumours were clinically aggressive, exhibiting metastatic disease in most patients. Lung carcinomas with diffuse TTF1/p40 coexpression represent poorly differentiated NSCLCs with frequent basaloid features, but some show evidence of focal squamous, glandular or dual differentiation with a distinctly high rate of FGFR1 amplifications. The presence of targetable LUAD-type alterations (EGFR, KRAS G12C) emphasizes the importance of molecular testing in these tumours.
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Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Humanos , Fator Nuclear 1 de Tireoide , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/genética , Genômica , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/genéticaRESUMO
Pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasms comprise ~20% of all lung tumors. Typical carcinoid, atypical carcinoid, small cell carcinoma, and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma represent the 4 major distinct subtypes recognized on resections. This review provides a brief overview of the cytomorphologic features and the 2021 World Health Organization classification of these tumor types on small biopsy and cytology specimens. Also discussed are the role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis and molecular signatures of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors.
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Tumor Carcinoide , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Tumores Neuroendócrinos , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/patologia , Tumor Carcinoide/diagnóstico , Tumor Carcinoide/patologia , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/diagnóstico , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Biópsia , Organização Mundial da SaúdeRESUMO
Neoadjuvant intra-arterial cytoreductive chemotherapy is used for the treatment of lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACC) to improve outcomes in this condition with an otherwise dismal prognosis. We share our experience in the management of an advanced case of ACC using a novel, highly targeted intra-arterial cytoreductive chemotherapy delivery technique involving both the internal and external carotid circulation, with an attempt to correlate the effect histologically. Refinement of the chemotherapy delivery using the tumor's vascular anatomy and appropriate blood vessel selection may lead to future globe sparing procedures without compromising survival.
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Carcinoma Adenoide Cístico , Neoplasias Oculares , Doenças do Aparelho Lacrimal , Aparelho Lacrimal , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Carcinoma Adenoide Cístico/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Oculares/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Doenças do Aparelho Lacrimal/diagnóstico , Doenças do Aparelho Lacrimal/tratamento farmacológico , Terapia NeoadjuvanteRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Approximately 25% of all patients with non-small-cell lung cancer present with resectable stage IB-IIIA disease, and although perioperative chemotherapy is the standard of care, this treatment strategy provides only modest survival benefits. On the basis of the activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, we designed a trial to test the activity of the PD-L1 inhibitor, atezolizumab, with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel given as neoadjuvant treatment before surgical resection. METHODS: This open-label, multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial was done at three hospitals in the USA. Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older and had resectable American Joint Committee on Cancer-defined stage IB-IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-1, and a history of smoking exposure. Patients received neoadjuvant treatment with intravenous atezolizumab (1200 mg) on day 1, nab-paclitaxel (100 mg/m2) on days 1, 8, and 15, and carboplatin (area under the curve 5; 5 mg/mL per min) on day 1, of each 21-day cycle. Patients without disease progression after two cycles proceeded to receive two further cycles, which were then followed by surgical resection. The primary endpoint was major pathological response, defined as the presence of 10% or less residual viable tumour at the time of surgery. All analyses were intention to treat. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02716038, and is ongoing but no longer recruiting participants. FINDINGS: Between May 26, 2016, and March 1, 2019, we assessed 39 patients for eligibility, of whom 30 patients were enrolled. 23 (77%) of these patients had stage IIIA disease. 29 (97%) patients were taken into the operating theatre, and 26 (87%) underwent successful R0 resection. At the data cutoff (Aug 7, 2019), the median follow-up period was 12·9 months (IQR 6·2-22·9). 17 (57%; 95% CI 37-75) of 30 patients had a major pathological response. The most common treatment-related grade 3-4 adverse events were neutropenia (15 [50%] of 30 patients), increased alanine aminotransferase concentrations (two [7%] patients), increased aspartate aminotransferase concentration (two [7%] patients), and thrombocytopenia (two [7%] patients). Serious treatment-related adverse events included one (3%) patient with grade 3 febrile neutropenia, one (3%) patient with grade 4 hyperglycaemia, and one (3%) patient with grade 2 bronchopulmonary haemorrhage. There were no treatment-related deaths. INTERPRETATION: Atezolizumab plus carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel could be a potential neoadjuvant regimen for resectable non-small-cell lung cancer, with a high proportion of patients achieving a major pathological response, and manageable treatment-related toxic effects, which did not compromise surgical resection. FUNDING: Genentech and Celgene.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/administração & dosagem , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/administração & dosagem , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/terapia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia , Terapia Neoadjuvante , Pneumonectomia , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/antagonistas & inibidores , Idoso , Albuminas/administração & dosagem , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/efeitos adversos , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/efeitos adversos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Boston , Carboplatina/administração & dosagem , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/imunologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/patologia , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/imunologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Terapia Neoadjuvante/efeitos adversos , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Cidade de Nova Iorque , Paclitaxel/administração & dosagem , Pneumonectomia/efeitos adversos , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/imunologia , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus disease 19, or COVID-19) primarily causes pulmonary injury, but has been implicated to cause hepatic injury, both by serum markers and histologic evaluation. The histologic pattern of injury has not been completely described. Studies quantifying viral load in the liver are lacking. Here we report the clinical and histologic findings related to the liver in 40 patients who died of complications of COVID-19. A subset of liver tissue blocks were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for viral ribonucleic acid (RNA). Peak levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were elevated; median ALT peak 68 U/l (normal up to 46 U/l) and median AST peak 102 U/l (normal up to 37 U/l). Macrovesicular steatosis was the most common finding, involving 30 patients (75%). Mild lobular necroinflammation and portal inflammation were present in 20 cases each (50%). Vascular pathology, including sinusoidal microthrombi, was infrequent, seen in six cases (15%). PCR of liver tissue was positive in 11 of 20 patients tested (55%). In conclusion, we found patients dying of COVID-19 had biochemical evidence of hepatitis (of variable severity) and demonstrated histologic findings of macrovesicular steatosis and mild acute hepatitis (lobular necroinflammation) and mild portal inflammation. We also identified viral RNA in a sizeable subset of liver tissue samples.
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Infecções por Coronavirus/complicações , Hepatopatias/patologia , Hepatopatias/virologia , Pneumonia Viral/complicações , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2Assuntos
Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida , Humanos , Masculino , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/complicações , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/patologia , Mpox/patologia , Mpox/virologia , Adulto , Monkeypox virus , Pulmão/patologia , Pulmão/virologia , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/patologia , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/virologia , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/diagnósticoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Nasal septal abscess (NSA) is a rare condition most commonly seen as a complication of nasal trauma. The diagnosis of NSA requires emergent treatment, because delayed management can result in significant morbidity. Typically, NSA presents as a purulent collection that can be managed with drainage, either surgically or at bedside. CASE REPORT: We report an unusual presentation of a spontaneous NSA in a 7-year-old boy as a solid nasal mass eroding the nasal septum. The solid, tumor-like nature of the mass necessitated intervention beyond drainage and was ultimately excised. Imaging initiated in the emergency department revealed a partially cystic mass and erosion of the septum, which was key to the diagnosis. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Given the ease with which a diagnosis of NSA may be missed and the need for urgent management upon diagnosis of a NSA, we aim to highlight the clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic aspects that aid in diagnosis of NSA. Imaging, obtaining culture results, and initiation of antibiotics are paramount in management. In addition, NSAs may also necessitate bedside drainage given their emergent nature.
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Abscesso/cirurgia , Septo Nasal/anormalidades , Ruptura Espontânea/etiologia , Abscesso/mortalidade , Amoxicilina/farmacologia , Amoxicilina/uso terapêutico , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/organização & administração , Epistaxe/etiologia , Febre/etiologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/patogenicidade , Septo Nasal/diagnóstico por imagem , Ácido Penicilânico/análogos & derivados , Ácido Penicilânico/farmacologia , Ácido Penicilânico/uso terapêutico , Piperacilina/farmacologia , Piperacilina/uso terapêutico , Combinação Piperacilina e Tazobactam , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Vancomicina/farmacologia , Vancomicina/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Cytopathologists are at the forefront of specimen acquisition during many different procedures while providing rapid on site evaluation (ROSE). This has added pressure to cytopathologists as more and more ancillary testing is being requested on smaller amounts of tissue. By focusing on the most common organ sites: lung, head and neck, and pancreas, there is a discussion of what the cytopathologist needs to know to triage tissue successfully. Finally, there is a discussion of the logistical aspects of integrating small biopsies into everyday practice.
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Citodiagnóstico , Humanos , Biópsia/métodos , Citodiagnóstico/métodos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/patologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/diagnóstico , Pâncreas/patologia , CitologiaRESUMO
Mucinous neoplasm with extracellular mucin can be challenging to interpret on fine needle aspiration and core biopsies. Determining the biologic origin of the mucin/mucinous cells, that is, benign/incidental versus neoplasm, invasive versus in situ, and primary versus metastatic tumors, requires a thorough multidisciplinary evaluation. The work up of these lesions includes morphologic analysis with ancillary immunohistochemical and/or molecular studies and correlation with clinical and imaging studies. This review outlines a practical approach to the diagnosis of mucinous lesions in the lung with comprehensive review of literature.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection causes severe pulmonary manifestations, with poorly understood mechanisms and limited treatment options. Hyperferritinemia and disrupted lung iron homeostasis in COVID-19 patients imply that ferroptosis, an iron-dependent cell death, may occur. Immunostaining and lipidomic analysis in COVID-19 lung autopsies reveal increases in ferroptosis markers, including transferrin receptor 1 and malondialdehyde accumulation in fatal cases. COVID-19 lungs display dysregulation of lipids involved in metabolism and ferroptosis. We find increased ferritin light chain associated with severe COVID-19 lung pathology. Iron overload promotes ferroptosis in both primary cells and cancerous lung epithelial cells. In addition, ferroptosis markers strongly correlate with lung injury severity in a COVID-19 lung disease model using male Syrian hamsters. These results reveal a role for ferroptosis in COVID-19 pulmonary disease; pharmacological ferroptosis inhibition may serve as an adjuvant therapy to prevent lung damage during SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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COVID-19 , Ferroptose , Pulmão , Mesocricetus , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19/virologia , COVID-19/metabolismo , COVID-19/patologia , Animais , Humanos , Masculino , Pulmão/patologia , Pulmão/virologia , Pulmão/metabolismo , SARS-CoV-2/fisiologia , Feminino , Ferro/metabolismo , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Idoso , Lesão Pulmonar/virologia , Lesão Pulmonar/metabolismo , Lesão Pulmonar/patologia , Sobrecarga de Ferro/metabolismo , Adulto , CricetinaeRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Lung transplantation remains limited by the shortage of healthy organs. Cross-circulation with a healthy swine recipient provides a durable physiologic environment to recover injured donor lungs. In a clinical application, a recipient awaiting lung transplantation could be placed on cross-circulation to recover damaged donor lungs, enabling eventual transplantation. Our objective was to assess the ability of recipient swine with respiratory compromise to tolerate cross-circulation and support recovery of donor lungs subjected to extended cold ischemia. METHODS: Swine donor lungs (n = 6) were stored at 4 °C for 24 hours while recipient swine (n = 6) underwent gastric aspiration injury before cross-circulation. Longitudinal multiscale analyses (blood gas, bronchoscopy, radiography, histopathology, cytokine quantification) were performed to evaluate recipient swine and extracorporeal lungs on cross-circulation. RESULTS: Recipient swine lung injury resulted in sustained, impaired oxygenation (arterial oxygen tension/inspired oxygen fraction ratio 205 ± 39 mm Hg vs 454 ± 111 mm Hg at baseline). Radiographic, bronchoscopic, and histologic assessments demonstrated bilateral infiltrates, airway cytokine elevation, and significantly worsened lung injury scores. Recipient swine provided sufficient metabolic support for extracorporeal lungs to demonstrate robust functional improvement (0 hours, arterial oxygen tension/inspired oxygen fraction ratio 138 ± 28.2 mm Hg; 24 hours, 539 ± 156 mm Hg). Multiscale analyses demonstrated improved gross appearance, aeration, and cellular regeneration in extracorporeal lungs by 24 hours. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate that acutely injured recipient swine tolerate cross-circulation and enable recovery of donor lungs subjected to extended cold storage. This proof-of-concept study supports feasibility of cross-circulation for recipients with isolated lung disease who are candidates for this clinical application.