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Species | Merce JordaSummaryAffiliation: University of Miami Country: USA Publications
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Calretinin and inhibin are useful in separating adrenocortical neoplasms from pheochromocytomasMerce Jorda
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida 33136, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 10:67-70. 2002..When used together, they are highly specific and sensitive for the differential diagnosis of these tumors from pheochromocytomas. These markers, however, do not distinguish between benign and malignant adrenocortical neoplasms...- Low nuclear proliferative activity is associated with nonmetastatic islet cell tumorsMerce Jorda
Department of Pathology, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 127:196-9. 2003.... 
P63 differentiates subtypes of nonsmall cell carcinomas of lung in cytologic samples: implications in treatment selectionMerce Jorda
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Cancer 117:46-50. 2009..The aim of this study was to identify the value of p63 immunocytochemical analysis in this distinction...- Pathologic prostate cancer characteristics in patients eligible for active surveillance: a head-to-head comparison of contemporary protocolsViacheslav Iremashvili
Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Eur Urol 62:462-8. 2012..Although the rationale for active surveillance (AS) in patients with low-risk prostate cancer is well established, eligibility criteria vary significantly across different programs... - Prostate cancers of different zonal origin: clinicopathological characteristics and biochemical outcome after radical prostatectomyViacheslav Iremashvili
Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida Electronic address
Urology 80:1063-9. 2012.... - Partial sampling of radical prostatectomy specimens: detection of positive margins and extraprostatic extensionViacheslav Iremashvili
Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Am J Surg Pathol 37:219-25. 2013.... - Advantage of EUS Trucut biopsy combined with fine-needle aspiration without immediate on-site cytopathologic examinationIan Storch
Division of Gastroenterology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 64:505-11. 2006..More data are needed before the exact role of TCB in the absence of on-site cytopathology can be accurately defined... - Impact of body mass index and tumor location on the incidence of benign histology at the time of nephron-sparing surgeryBruce R Kava
Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Int Urol Nephrol 44:1319-24. 2012..Providing external validation of these variables and evaluating the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and tumor location on the likelihood of benign histology during NSS for T1 tumors were the objectives of this study... - Prostate sampling by 12-core biopsy: comparison of the biopsy results with tumor location in prostatectomy specimensViacheslav Iremashvili
Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Urology 79:37-42. 2012..The 12-core transrectal prostate biopsy scheme has emerged as a standard of care. However, quality of sampling may vary in different areas of the prostate included in this procedure... 
HYAL-1 hyaluronidase: a potential prognostic indicator for progression to muscle invasion and recurrence in bladder cancerMario W Kramer
Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Eur Urol 57:86-93. 2010..Hyaluronoglucosaminidase 1 (HYAL-1)-type hyaluronidase (HAase) promotes tumor growth, invasion, and angiogenesis. Urinary HA and HAase levels are diagnostic markers for BCa...- EUS-guided fine needle aspiration with and without trucut biopsy of pancreatic massesSyed Mubashir Shah
Pancreatobiliary Interest Group at Sylvester Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33101, USA
JOP 9:422-30. 2008..Endoscopic ultrasound-guided trucut biopsy (EUS TCB) has a lower yield than fine needle aspiration (FNA) in pancreatic masses but the additional use of TCB to FNA may improve the diagnostic accuracy over FNA alone... - CD10+ and CK7/RON- immunophenotype distinguishes renal cell carcinoma, conventional type with eosinophilic morphology from its mimickersSaba Yasir
Department of Pathology, University of Miami, Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 20:454-61. 2012..We aimed to identify an immunohistochemical panel to discriminate ccRCC from its morphologic mimics... - Hyaluronic acid and HYAL-1 in prostate biopsy specimens: predictors of biochemical recurrenceChristopher S Gomez
Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
J Urol 182:1350-6. 2009..We examined whether hyaluronic acid and HYAL-1 staining in biopsy specimens predicts biochemical recurrence and correlates with staining in matched prostatectomy specimens... - Lymphovascular invasion in radical cystectomy specimen: is it an independent prognostic factor in patients without lymph node metastases?Murugesan Manoharan
Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, P O Box 016960 M814, Miami, FL 33101, USA
World J Urol 28:233-7. 2010..To determine the prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) and bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection... - Combined Src and ER blockade impairs human breast cancer proliferation in vitro and in vivoYi Chen
Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 128:69-78. 2011..The use of mTOR kinase inhibitors with saracatinib may subvert drug resistance and prove to be more effective than saracatinib alone... - Evaluation of fine needle aspiration vs. fine needle capillary sampling on specimen quality and diagnostic accuracy in endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsyIan Michael Storch
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Leonard Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
Acta Cytol 51:837-42. 2007..To compare percutaneous and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biopsy techniques. Study.. - Use of p63 for distinction of glandular versus squamous lesions in cervicovaginal specimensMonica T Garcia
Department of Pathology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Cancer 111:54-7. 2007..Squamous and atypical glandular cell lesions may show similar cytomorphologic features. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of p63 as a marker of basal and/or squamous cell derivation in this differential diagnosis... - Evaluation and management of small renal masses: looking beyond the tumor marginMichael Garcia-Roig
Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Curr Urol Rep 13:1-7. 2012..We believe that the thorough study of tissue contained beyond the tumor margin of partial nephrectomy specimens is the next step in preserving renal function and improving survival for patients with SRMs... - Distinction of high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma/small cell carcinoma from conventional urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder: an immunohistochemical approachSherry Thompson
Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology Oncology, Health System, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 19:395-9. 2011..Differentiation of HGNEC/SmCC from high-grade urothelial carcinoma (UC) is based on histomorphologic features, but can be difficult in small biopsies and cases with mixed morphology... - Thyroid transcription factor 1: a marker for lung adenoarinoma in body cavity fluidsCarmen Gomez-Fernandez
Department of Pathology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Cancer 96:289-93. 2002..Immunocytochemistry using this antibody can be performed easily on archival Papanicolaou-stained, cytocentrifuged slides of fluid specimens... - P16 expression in squamous cell carcinomas of cervix and bladderMaureen Cioffi-Lavina
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Health System at Jackson Memorial Hospital, FL 33136, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 18:344-7. 2010..Accurate identification of the site of origin in such cases has therapeutic and prognostic implications. We investigate the potential value of p16 expression in this distinction... - 'Atypical' and 'suspicious' diagnoses in breast aspiration cytologyRima Kanhoush
Department of Pathology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida, USA
Cancer 102:164-7. 2004..Therefore, they suggest the use of a single term, such as 'equivocal', to describe inconclusive diagnoses on breast fine-needle aspiration cytology... - Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of angiosarcoma of the spleen: a case report and review of the literatureVictor Delacruz
Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 129:1054-6. 2005..This report emphasizes the value of fine-needle aspiration cytology as an important diagnostic tool in splenic neoplasms... - A rare case of renal gastrinomaDevendar Katkoori
Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL, USA
ScientificWorldJournal 9:501-4. 2009..Nephrectomy was done and the tumor was diagnosed on histopathological examination as a gastrinoma. At 6-month follow-up, gastrin levels were 72 pg/ml. After a follow-up of 6 years, the patient has no recurrent symptoms... - Detection of tumor cells in body cavity fluids by flow cytometric and immunocytochemical analysisAwtar Krishan
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
Diagn Cytopathol 34:528-41. 2006..Multiparametric flow cytometry utilizing high resolution DNA, nuclear volume, protein measurement, and ICC, in combination with cytomorphology, may be a valuable tool for rapid identification of malignant cells in body cavity fluids... - Pathological possibilities and pitfalls in detecting aggressive bladder cancerAnirban P Mitra
Department of Pathology, Center for Personalized Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Curr Opin Urol 22:397-404. 2012..This review examines the pathological features of aggressive bladder cancer and critically reviews the performance of selected methodologies that are commonly used to detect such lesions... - Salvage robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for the management of renal cell carcinoma following failed stereotactic radiotherapyMichael A Gorin
Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
JSLS 16:159-62. 2012..This case demonstrates the safety of robotic surgery for the management of renal tumors following failed stereotactic radiotherapy... - Differentiation of oncocytoma and renal cell carcinoma in small renal masses (<4 cm): the role of 4-phase computerized tomographyVincent G Bird
Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, PO Box 016960 M 814, Miami, FL 33101, USA
World J Urol 29:787-92. 2011..We investigate the use of 4-phase computerized tomography with intravenous contrast to help distinguish oncocytoma from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in tumors <4 cm... - Melan A (A103) is expressed in adrenocortical neoplasms but not in renal cell and hepatocellular carcinomasZeina Ghorab
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 11:330-3. 2003..This marker, however, does not separate benign from malignant adrenocortical neoplasms... - Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and pleural fluid cytology diagnosis of benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland in the lung: a case report and review of literatureYaxia Zhang
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Diagn Cytopathol 37:828-31. 2009..The diagnosis of benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma was made based on clinical information and cytomorphology, and confirmed by immunocytochemistry... - A limited immunohistochemical panel helps differentiate small cell epithelial malignancies of the sinonasal cavity and nasopharynxJennifer Chapman-Fredricks
Department of Pathology, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 17:207-10. 2009..The aim of this study is to identify a limited immunohistochemical panel that may help to differentiate these morphologically similar small cell epithelial malignancies... - Her2 expression in prostatic cancer: a comparison with mammary carcinomaMerce Jorda
Department ofPathology, University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida, USA
J Urol 168:1412-4. 2002..Furthermore, HER2 staining of prostatic carcinoma can be technically and analytically reproducible provided that there is strict adherence to the outlined methodologies and interpretation... - p16INKa Immunocytochemistry in Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Smears of Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaReni Grimes
Department of Pathology, Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Fla, USA
Acta Cytol 57:33-7. 2013..0013). Conclusions: p16 expression in FNA cytology smears of metastatic HNSCC is a useful indicator of oropharyngeal origin and can be used to help localize the primary site in cases where this is not clinically evident... - Adult renal cell carcinoma with rhabdoid morphology represents a neoplastic dedifferentiation analogous to sarcomatoid carcinomaJennifer R Chapman-Fredricks
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, FL 33138, USA
Ann Diagn Pathol 15:333-7. 2011.... - EUS-guided biopsy in the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphoma in a patient with an esophagopulmonary fistulaIan Storch
Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 61:904-6. 2005 - Perianal mammary-type myofibroblastomaYaxia Zhang
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine JMH, FL 33136, USA
Ann Diagn Pathol 14:358-60. 2010..The cells stained strongly for desmin and CD34. To our knowledge, a review of the literature discloses only ten cases of extramammary, mammary-type myofibroblastoma... - Combined Src and aromatase inhibition impairs human breast cancer growth in vivo and bypass pathways are activated in AZD0530-resistant tumorsYi Chen
Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Clin Cancer Res 15:3396-405. 2009..Estrogen-bound ER recruits Src to mediate proteolysis of p27 and drive cell proliferation. Here, we tested the antitumor efficacy of combined Src and aromatase inhibition for ER-positive breast cancer... - EUS with EMR of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the stomachS Mubashir Shah
Leonard Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 67:561-3. 2008 - Systemic lymphadenopathy as the initial presentation of malignant mesothelioma: a report of three casesYaxia Zhang
Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Patholog Res Int 2010:846571. 2010..Immunohistochemistry played a pivotal role in elucidating the mesothelial origin of their unusual systemic lymph node metastasis... - HAS1 expression in bladder cancer and its relation to urinary HA testRoozbeh Golshani
Department of Cell Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
Int J Cancer 120:1712-20. 2007..05) and possibly disease progression (p = 0.058). Therefore, elevated HAS1 expression in bladder tumor tissues contributes to a positive HA urine test and may have some prognostic potential... - Diagnostic and prognostic molecular markers in renal cell carcinomaHari S G R Tunuguntla
Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Urol 179:2096-102. 2008..We reviewed the contemporary literature on molecular biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma and their prognostic significance... - Gastric endocrine pancreatic heterotopiaLauren Hammock
Department of Pathology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 126:464-7. 2002..Adequate sampling of the specimen, histomorphologic pattern, and immunohistochemistry are important for the purpose of distinguishing between a neuroendocrine tumor and purely endocrine pancreatic heterotopia...