Pleural effusions: the role of biochemical analysisFiona Jenkinson
Department of Biochemical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee
Hosp Med 65:481-4. 2004
..Biochemical analysis of pleural fluid may provide answers to important clinical questions. This review summarizes these questions and outlines the value and limitations of pleural fluid analysis...
Cutaneous metastasis of renal cell carcinoma with Zellballen-like inflammatory reaction pattern on immunohistochemical studiesMichael J Murphy
Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 14:178-80. 2006
..The role of tumorassociated macrophages and dendritic cells in the skin is discussed...
Molecular diagnosis of a benign proliferative nodule developing in a congenital melanocytic nevus in a 3-month-old infantMichael J Murphy
Division of Dermatopathology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 59:518-23. 2008
..Herein, we describe the use of comparative genomic hybridization in supporting the diagnosis of a deep penetrating nevus developing within a congenital melanocytic nevus of a 3-month-old infant...
Hypoxia regulation of the cell cycle in malignant melanoma: putative role for the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Michael Murphy
Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
J Cutan Pathol 31:477-82. 2004
..Hypoxia induces cell-cycle arrest in cultured cell lines, possibly via up-regulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27. The effect of hypoxia on cell-cycle regulation in excised human tumors has not been investigated...
Cutaneous ganglioneuromaMichael Murphy
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington and Bristol, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Int J Dermatol 46:861-3. 2007
..Primary cutaneous ganglioneuroma is an extremely rare tumor. We report a case of solitary cutaneous ganglioneuroma on the back of a 75-year-old woman...
Lymphotropic adamantinoid trichoblastomaMichael Murphy
Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
Pediatr Dermatol 24:157-61. 2007
..We report a lymphotropic adamantinoid trichoblastoma in a 14-year-old girl. This is a rarely reported skin adnexal tumor in adolescent patients. The clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical features of this tumor are described...
The sensitivity and specificity of "caterpillar bodies" in the differential diagnosis of subepidermal blistering disordersMaxwell A Fung
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA
Am J Dermatopathol 25:287-90. 2003
..Caterpillar body-like clusters are less specific and may be present in porphyria cutanea tarda, erythropoietic protoporphyria, pseudoporphyria, bullous pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa, and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita...
True intranuclear inclusions in a melanocytic nevus: report of a case and review of the literatureMichael J Murphy
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
J Cutan Pathol 34:41-6. 2007
..Herein, we describe the histologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of an additional case of an intradermal melanocytic nevus with true intranuclear inclusions...
Practical evaluation and management of cutaneous lymphomaMaxwell A Fung
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 46:325-57; quiz, 358-60. 2002
..Participants should also understand the basis for establishing a specific diagnosis of cutaneous lymphoma based on current classification and staging...
Childhood melanomaMelinda Jen
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Clin Dermatol 27:529-36. 2009
..Definitive treatment is with surgical excision. Adjuvant therapies such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy can be used in advanced cases...
Melanoma on the move: the progression of melanoma: novel concepts with histologic correlatesMichael J Kluk
Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-6230, USA
Am J Dermatopathol 26:504-10. 2004
The histopathologic spectrum of psoriasisMichael Murphy
Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Clin Dermatol 25:524-8. 2007
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CD34-reactive trichodiscomaMolly Chartier
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Dowling South, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
J Cutan Pathol 31:398-400. 2004
..We suggest that this lesion be considered in the differential diagnosis of any CD34+ dermal spindle cell proliferation, in which an adjacent epithelial component cannot be entirely excluded...
Prominent papillary dermal edema in dermatophytosis (tinea corporis)Diane Hoss
Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
J Cutan Pathol 37:237-42. 2010
..Prominent (striking) papillary dermal edema (PPDE) is not commonly reported with dermatophytosis (tinea corporis)...
Low CD7 expression in benign and malignant cutaneous lymphocytic infiltrates: experience with an antibody reactive with paraffin-embedded tissueMichael Murphy
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Am J Dermatopathol 24:6-16. 2002
..Progressive loss of CD7 expression in BID is the likely consequence of expansion of antigen-selected CD3+CD4+CD7- T cells. These inflammatory CD4+CD7- T cells may represent the physiologic counterpart to the neoplastic lymphocyte of MF...
A rare case of metabolic bone diseaseRajeev Srivastava
Department of Biochemical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland
Ann Clin Biochem 44:192-5. 2007
..Parathyroidectomy was performed at the same time. Postoperatively she exhibited increased calcium and vitamin D requirements. Coexistence of primary hyperparathyroidism and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia is very rare...
Hyperamylasaemia: not the usual suspectsRajeev Srivastava
Department of Biochemical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
BMJ 331:890-1. 2005