Browsing Research Articles (Anatomical Pathology) by Title

Malacoplakia of the vagina : first case report

Van Der Walt, J. J.; Marcus, P. B.; De Wet, J. J.; Burger, A. J. J. (HMPG, 1973-08)

The first case of malacoplakia known to have affected the female genital tract is presented. This lesion involved the upper vagina and presented clinically as an infiltrating carcinoma. No evidence of malacoplakia of ...

MammaPrint Pre-screen Algorithm (MPA) reduces chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Grant, Kathleen A.; Apffelstaedt, Justus P.; Wright, Colleen A.; Myburgh, Ettienne; Pienaar, Rika; De Klerk, Manie; Kotze, Maritha J. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2013-07-03)

Background. Clinical and pathological parameters may overestimate the need for chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer. More accurate determination of the risk of distant recurrence is now possible with use ...

Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the heart. A case report

Villet W.T.; Burger E.G.; Bezuidenhout D.J.J. (HMPG, 1978)

A metastatic tumour growing in the heart more than 2 years after total removal of the primary hepatic growth is a rare event. Jaundice as a result of bile production by the metastasis is most unusual. The primary tumour ...

Morular metaplasia of the endometrium misdiagnosed as adeno-acanthoma in a patient with tubal pregnancy : a case report

Von der Heyden, U.; Deale, C. J. C.; Nel, J. T. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986)

A 41-year-old woman underwent a fractional dilatation and curettage for menorrhagia and a diagnosis of adeno-acanthoma was made from the curettings. However, the subsequently hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy ...

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease). A report of 2 cases

Van Der Merwe P.L.; Gie R.P.; Hunter J.; Mouton, S. C. E.; Schwar, G. T.; Gleeson, C. M. (HMPG, 1980-12)

Two cases of Kawasaki disease, both with cardiac involvement. are reported in South African children and the diagnostic problems are discussed. In patient 1 an ECG showed the development of an .inferior myocardial infarction, ...

Mycobacterial transport medium for routine culture of fine needle aspiration biopsies

Wright, C. A.; Bamford, C.; Prince, Y.; Vermaak, A.; Hoek, K. G. P.; Marais, B. J.; Warren, Rob (BMJ Publishing Group, 2010-01)

Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) offers a simple outpatient technique for specimen collection in child tuberculosis suspects with peripheral lymphadenopathy. To perform FNAB with mycobacterial culture on an outpatient ...

Non-allopathic adjuvant management of osteoarthritis by alkalinisation of the diet

Van Velden, David P.; Reuter, Helmuth; Kidd, Martin; Muller, F. Otto (AOSIS Publishing, 2015)

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs recommended for treatment have serious adverse effects. A compelling body of anecdotal evidence alerted the authors to the ...

Pathology supported genetic testing and treatment of cardiovascular disease in middle age for prevention of Alzheimer’s disease

Kotze, Maritha J.; Van Rensburg, Susan J. (SpringerLink, 2012-04)

Chronic, multi-factorial conditions caused by a complex interaction between genetic and environmental risk factors frequently share common disease mechanisms, as evidenced by an overlap between genetic risk factors ...

Patogenese van murale trombi idiopatiese kardiomiopatie

Van der Walt, J. J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1975)

Hearts from 32 patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy were examined postmortem. A comparative morphological study of the human hearts and of hearts from cardiomyopathic hamsters, rabbits and baboons indicates that severe ...

Postmortem lung biopsies from four patients with COVID-19 at a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

Bruce-Brand, C.; Allwood, B. W.; Koegelenberg, C. F. N.; Lalla, U.; Louw, E.; Diacon, A. H.; Schubert, P. T. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020-10-19)

Background. An outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China in late 2019 has resulted in a global pandemic. The virus (SARS-CoV-2) causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome and had been responsible for >14 000 deaths in South ...

Proliferating tricholemmal cysts. A case report

Le Roux F.B.; Van Der Walt J.J. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1978)

Attention is focused on an uncommon, but well-defined clinical and histological entity, which is still often misdiagnosed as a squamous carcinoma. The case described in this article supports the concept that the origin of ...

The quality of specimens obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy : does training make a difference?

Goedhals, Jacqueline; Thiart, Jacoretha; Joubert, Gina; Wright, Colleen (Medpharm Publications, 2012)

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of a one-hour training session on the correct technique of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) by assessing adequacy of FNAB specimens received from clinicians ...

Reclassification of early stage breast cancer into treatment groups by combining the use of immunohistochemistry and microarray analysis

Grant, Kathleen A.; Myburgh, Ettienne J.; Murray, Elizabeth; Pienaar, Fredrieka M.; Kidd, Martin; Wright, Colleen A.; Kotze, Maritha J. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2019)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is routinely used to approximate breast cancer intrinsic subtypes, which were initially discovered by microarray analysis. However, IHC assessment of oestrogen receptor (ER), ...