The significance of intramammary lymph nodes in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisBadr AbdullGaffar
Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Int J Surg Pathol 20:555-63. 2012
..Even though it could be concluded that IntraMLNs metastasis is an independent predictor of outcome, this meta-analysis was limited because of the scarcity of data and the inconsistencies and heterogeneity of the outcome studies...
Benign anal and perianal polypoid neoplasms and tumor-like lesionsBadr AbdullGaffar
Pathology Section, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Pathol Res Pract 208:719-25. 2012
..A variety of common and rare benign lesions might present as anal polyps with important surgical and pathologic challenges and implications...
Impact factor in cytopathology journals: what does it reflect and how much does it matter?B AbdullGaffar
Department of Histopathology and Cytopathology, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Cytopathology 23:320-4. 2012
..IF should not be abandoned because it might encourage competition between cytopathology journals, but it should not dictate their contents...
Systematic review, meta-analysis and randomized controlled trials in cytopathologyBadr AbdullGaffar
Pathology Section, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Acta Cytol 56:221-7. 2012
..The extent of their use in cytopathology is not clear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of SR, MA and RCTs in cytopathology compared to other laboratory and clinical medicine specialties...
The prevalence of abnormal cervical cytology in women with systemic lupus erythematosusBadr AbdullGaffar
Department Histopathology and Cytopathology, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Diagn Cytopathol 40:327-31. 2012
..The data suggested that women with SLE might benefit from more frequent cervical cytology screening...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors and extra-gastrointestinal tract neoplasmsBadr AbdullGaffar
Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
South Med J 103:1004-8. 2010
..We attempted to investigate the frequency and spectrum of associations between non-incidental GISTs and extra-GIT tumors...
Kimura disease of the epiglottisAbdullGaffar Badr
Histopathology Department, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Head Neck Pathol 2:328-32. 2008
..So far, one case had been reported in the epiglottis with upper respiratory tract obstruction. We report a similar case with a brief review of the literature...
Can kidney posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder be detected in voided urine? A case reportBadr AbdullGaffar
Cytology Unit, Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Acta Cytol 54:221-4. 2010
..It can involve the kidney allograft itself as well as extragraft sites. It is usually suspected clinically and diagnosed by tissue biopsy. It comprises a spectrum of lesions ranging from lymphoid byperplasia to frank lymphoma...
Lubricant, mucus, and other contaminant materials as a potential source of interpretation errors in ThinPrep cervical cytologyBadr AbdullGaffar
Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
J Low Genit Tract Dis 14:22-8. 2010
..Boxborough, MA) liquid-based cervical cytology...
Atypical bare nuclei in liquid-based cervical cytology and their significanceBadr AbdullGaffar
Cytology Unit, Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Acta Cytol 53:637-43. 2009
..Boxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.A.), liquid-based cervical cytology and their possible association with certain epithelial abnormalities...
Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the breastBadr AbdullGaffar
Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, PO Box 7272, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Arch Pathol Lab Med 133:1335-8. 2009
..Most lesions can be cured by complete surgical excision, and patients undergoing the excision have a good prognosis...
Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma of the nipple: a case reportAbdullGaffar Badr
Department of Histopathology, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
J Cutan Pathol 36:597-600. 2009
..e. a variant of trichofolliculoma. FCH of the nipple of female breast is a very rare lesion with only one previous case reported so far in the literature. We report a similar case with a brief review of the literature...
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis of the appendixBadr AbdullGaffar
Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Int J Surg Pathol 17:231-7. 2009
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Cutaneous cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndromeBadr AbdullGaffar
Department of Histopathology, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Int J Dermatol 47:944-6. 2008
..We report a case of cutaneous CMV infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, presenting as a generalized, pruritic, erythematous, maculopapular eruption...
The prevalence of abnormal cervical cytology in women with infertilityBadr AbdullGaffar
Histopathology and Cytopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Diagn Cytopathol 38:791-4. 2010
..The data suggest that women with infertility might benefit from more frequent cervical cytology screening...
Mesoappendiceal and periappendiceal lesionsBadr AbdullGaffar
Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Pathol Res Pract 207:137-41. 2011
..They were more commonly found in young adult males with a male to female ratio of 7:1...