The book provides a handy summary and quick reference guide for pathology residents and will serve as a Ïportable refresher courseÓ or MOC review tool for the more experienced pathologist Features : Presents the key entities and diagnoses that pathologists [books.google.com]

However, this type of tumor poses a significant diagnostic challenge to the pathologist due to the remarkable morphological and immunohistochemical overlap with other benign and malignant spindle cell tumors ( 2, 12 ). [spandidos-publications.com]

Most pathologists utilize a three tiered system of grading dysplasia. In general, dyskeratotic cells may be an important clue to the diagnosis. [thedoctorsdoctor.com]

The lone presence of spindle cells might mislead the pathologist toward the diagnosis of other spindle cell lesions. [1], [2], [6] An abnormal cell can take on a number of bizarre morphologies once there is loss of cellular control in them. [jomfp.in]

Case Report A 70-year-old male presented to our department with a 1-year history of progressive hoarseness and stridor since last 1 week. [ccij-online.org]

Nearly all patients experienced hoarseness (n 165 [88%] patients) for a mean duration of 11.0 months. Patients admitted to smoking (n 162 [87%] patients) and/or alcohol use (n 90 [48%] patients). [journals.lww.com]

About 1.5% of the overall population suffers from hoarseness; among the most common causes of hoarseness are vocal fold nodules and polyps. [lesterthompsonmd.com]

In our study, the main presenting symptoms were hoarseness of voice in 69.8% of patients; Licitra et al. [22] reported that hoarseness is the main attending symptom. [ejo.eg.net]

These include: Hoarseness Voice strain or weakness Sensation of a lump in the throat Constant coughing Difficulty swallowing Scratchy throat Ear pain Anyone with these symptoms for an extended period of time should seek medical attention to rule out laryngeal [drseanbaileystlent.com]

The mean age of appearance for SpCC is the sixth decade of life, and it has a male predominance. [3] The predisposing factors are the same as SCC, including tobacco use, alcohol abuse, smoking, poor oral hygiene, and previous irradiation to the site. [ccij-online.org]

There was no history of tobacco chewing, smoking, alcohol use, previous irradiation, or poor oral hygiene. There was no history of hematuria, breathing difficulty, or palpable purpura. [idoj.in]

As confusion with supporting tissue neoplasms may occur in the light microscope, the use of the electron microscope in differential diagnostics is recommended. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Due to confusion and disparity over the diagnosis, immunohistochemistry (IHC) was done with markers pancytokeratin (Dako, AE1/AE3 clone), epithelial membrane antigen (EMA, Dako, E29 clone), CD 10, vimentin, smooth muscle actin (SMA), S-100, HMB-45, CD [jomfp.in]

There was no history of tuberculosis, trauma, or any focal neurological deficit. He was a chronic smoker since last 40 years. On examination, the patient had no palpable neck nodes. Laryngeal crepitus was present. [ccij-online.org]

The patient stated there was no tenderness or paresthesia, however, the mass had been punctured and pus had been extracted at the Jiangshan Beilin Hospital (Jiangshan, China). [spandidos-publications.com]