Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) has been proposed as a histologic subtype of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonia with lung biopsy findings that are inconsistent with those of …

One hundred and thirty three gastric cancer cases were investigated immunohistochemically
to clarify the biological role of survivin in gastric cancer cells using a commercially available …

We describe the lesions of extrapulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) affecting the
lymph nodes of the mediastinum and retroperitoneum in 22 women (mean age ± SD, 42.4 ± …

Background.—Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been shown to be involved in the
pathogenesis of the destructive pulmonary lesions in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (…

A review is presented of the clinical and morphological manifestations of lymphangioleiomyomatosis
(LAM), a systemic disorder of unknown etiology that affects women. The clinical …

Correlations were made between clinical and follow-up data and histopathologic findings in
105 women (mean age±standard deviation, 38.3±9.0 years) with pulmonary …

Immunohistochemical and confocal microscopic studies were made on lung tissue from 10
women with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) to evaluate the distribution of estrogen …

Of 17 cases of small cell carcinoma of the stomach, three were early and 14 were advanced.
Grossly, the tumors were mostly polypoid at the early stage, and as they advanced, deep …

In vitro studies suggest that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) induces angiogenesis by stimulating
angiogenic growth factors while inhibiting apoptosis in cancer cell lines. A series of 107 …

Fifteen cases of small-size rectal carcinoid tumors (RCTs) were discovered among a total of
21,522 healthy teachers who received proctosigmoidoscopy. Adding another case seen in …