Latest Anatomical pathology Stories
Early approach shows promise over conventional laparoscopy with no evidence of side effects SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 80 percent of people with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed after the cancer has metastasized, and by then the prognosis for long-term survival is dismal. However, surgeons and scientists at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) are developing a laparoscopic technique that uses fluorescent light to improve pancreatic cancer...
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the VENTANA Companion Algorithm HER2 (4B5) for image analysis applications with associated VIRTUOSO software and iScan Coreo Au scanner. Ventana is now the only company with a complete workflow solution for determining HER2 (4B5) expression in breast cancer patients. The application assists the...
Scientists are reporting development and successful initial testing of a new tool that tells whether brain tissue is normal or cancerous while an operation is underway, so that surgeons can remove more of the tumor without removing healthy tissue, improving patients' survival. The report appears in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry. Zoltán Takáts and colleagues point out that cancer can recur if tumor cells remain in the body after surgery. As a precaution, surgeons typically remove...
UNION, N.J., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PLUS Diagnostics, a leading anatomic pathology company, announced today that it will open a laboratory in Houston, Texas. The new facility is expected to open at the end of this year. It will offer customized diagnostic testing and consultative services for the gastroenterology and urology specialties, with plans to expand into dermatology and women's health. The new laboratory is the third facility PLUS Diagnostics has built in the past two years...
BRANFORD, Conn., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HistoRx, the leader in quantitative immunohistochemistry, advances its proprietary position in digital pathology through the recent issuance of US patents covering key features necessary for achievement of reproducible, standardized image analysis results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted two new patents protecting the company's methods for standardization of digital microscopy instruments, methods required to generate...
Researchers have determined that a combination of P16 immunohistochemistry and DNA qPCR to test for viral E6 can accurately determine the oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, a form of head and neck cancer, which derive from HPV16, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "This has immediate clinical applications as we consider recruitment to clinical trials designed to de-escalate the intensity of therapy...
HOUSTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aptia Systems Inc. announced today it will demonstrate DigitalScope(TM), an innovative web-based extremely high resolution image viewing technology at the Innovation Conference and Showcase in Houston, Texas. The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading organization of board-certified pathologists, is using DigitalScope(TM) to enhance proficiency testing and education in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine. "We've developed a...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocept, Inc., a privately-held CLIA-certified laboratory testing company, focused on the detection and analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in cancer patients, announced today the publication of a paper describing an analysis of CTC capture using its proprietary Cell Enrichment and Extraction (CEE(TM)) platform. The paper, appearing in the September issue of BioMicrofluidics and entitled "Efficient capture of circulating tumor cells with a...
A preliminary study suggests that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called SWIFT (sweep imaging with Fourier transform) appears feasible to help provide a three-dimensional assessment that may aid in detecting involvement of the jawbone by oral cancer, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Advanced squamous cell carcinoma that arises in the oral cavity frequently invades the mandible...
CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thought to be a one-in-five million chance, two babies from two separate uteruses were delivered at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. Andreea Barbosa, 24, of Clearwater, and husband, Miguel Barbosa, welcomed fraternal twins, Nathan and Natalie Barbosa, on September 15, 2011. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110919/DC71049 ) "I was shocked to learn I had a baby in each uterus," said Mrs. Barbosa, who has a...
Latest Anatomical pathology Reference Libraries
The Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL) is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal published bimonthly on behalf of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists. It was established in 1940 and the current editor-in-chief is D.M. Thappa (as of May 2012). The journal reaches more than 6,000 members of the IADVL as well as nearly 200 medical colleges in India. The journal focuses on articles on clinical and experimental...
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV or MCPyV), first discovered in January 2008, is one of seven human tumor viruses. It is suspected to cause most of Merkel cell carcinoma which is a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer. Around 80% of Merkel cell carcinoma tumors are found to be infected with MCV. It is found in respiratory secretions suggesting that it may be transmitted by a respiratory route. Usually the tumors with MCV viruses go through at least two mutations that render the virus...
