Browsing Research Articles (Anatomical Pathology) by Title
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Pathology supported genetic testing and treatment of cardiovascular disease in middle age for prevention of Alzheimer’s disease
(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
(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
(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
(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?
(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
(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), ... -
Regional clinical registry data show increased incidence of cutaneous melanoma in Cape Town
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The role of MKP-1 in the anti-proliferative effects of glucocorticoids in primary rat pre-osteoblasts
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Glucocorticoid (GC)-induced osteoporosis has been attributed to a GC-induced suppression of pre-osteoblast proliferation. Our previous work identified a critical role for mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase-1 ... -
Speech production changes wih the use of a multichannel cochlear implant in postlingually hearing impaired adult
(AOSIS, 1994)Profoundly deaf cochlear implant users provide an interesting population in which to assess the role of distorted auditory feedback in speech, since their electrically stimulated hearing is significantly different from ... -
Thyroglossal duct carcinoma : a case report and review of the literature
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1981)A case of papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst is reported. The tumour is rare and is usually not suspected pre-operatively, and it is almost invariably only on histological examination that it ... -
Unusual presentation of atrial myxoma : a case report and review of the literature
(International Scientific Information, 2021)BACKGROUND: Although rare, atrial myxoma is the most common benign cardiac tumor. The recognized triad of presenting symptoms relates to constitutional, embolic, and obstructive effects produced by the tumor. However, the ... -
Unusual presentation of choriocarcinoma. A case report
(Health and medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1979-01)Authors report the management of a case of malignant trophoblastic disease which presented initially as a haematemesis and melaena from a gastric metastasis. The patient had had a tubal sterilization 4 years previously. ...
