Antonio Martínez Lorente , Esther Rosello Sastre , María Jesús Fernández Aceñero , Lara Zaragoza Macián , Javier Azúa Romeo , Clara Alfaro-Cervelló , Samuel Navarro , Eugenia García Fernández , Jordi Temprana-Salvador , Mar Iglesias Coma , Francesc Olivares Vegas , Maite Fernández Figueras , Sonsoles Aso Manso , José Javier Aguirre Anda , José Santos Salas Valién , Ramiro Álvarez Alegret , Javier Hernández Losa , Cristina Jou Muñoz , Carme Dinarès Fernández , Marina Urbano Carrillo , Francesc Tresserra Casas
{"title":"Recomendaciones de la SEAP-IAP para la recolección, el almacenamiento y el uso de materiales biológicos de origen humano y los datos relacionados, destinados a la investigación. Consideración genérica de biobanco y revisión ético-legal (Parte II)","authors":"Antonio Martínez Lorente , Esther Rosello Sastre , María Jesús Fernández Aceñero , Lara Zaragoza Macián , Javier Azúa Romeo , Clara Alfaro-Cervelló , Samuel Navarro , Eugenia García Fernández , Jordi Temprana-Salvador , Mar Iglesias Coma , Francesc Olivares Vegas , Maite Fernández Figueras , Sonsoles Aso Manso , José Javier Aguirre Anda , José Santos Salas Valién , Ramiro Álvarez Alegret , Javier Hernández Losa , Cristina Jou Muñoz , Carme Dinarès Fernández , Marina Urbano Carrillo , Francesc Tresserra Casas","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The working group set up by the SEAP-IAP addresses in this <em>Part II</em> some general considerations and five particular considerations to be taken into account when a biological sample of human origin, coming from our archives, acquires a different destination from the usual one, in this case for research. From this moment on, we must follow mandatory legal and ethical rules, and the different recitals provide us with guidelines to ensure good practice, both for biological material and its associated data. The traditional task of custody given to the Pathological Anatomy is approached, as always, from the point of view of responsibility and, in this article, adjusted to its time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141843770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) expression in disordered proliferative endometrium and simple endometrial hyperplasia","authors":"Zahra Ghorbanniadelavar , Mohammadreza Jalali Nadoushan , Masood Soltanipur","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objective</h3><div>B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) is an anti-apoptotic protein that may play a role in disordered proliferative endometrium (DPE) and endometrial hyperplasia (EH). Several studies have investigated BCL-2 expression in normal, hyperplastic endometrium and endometrial adenocarcinoma, with conflicting results. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the expression of BCL-2 in disordered proliferative endometrium and simple EH.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In this cross-sectional study, 63 DPE and 67 SEH samples from patients referred to Mostafa Khomeini Hospital between 2017 and 2022 were immunohistochemically stained by BCL-2 antibody. BCL-2 expression in each sample was reported as negative, weak positive, and strong positive. The findings were analyzed using SPSS version 16 software.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Negative, weakly positive, and strongly positive BCL-2 expression was observed in 55.6%, 38.1%, and 6.3% of DPE samples, and 61.2%, 31.3%, and 7.5% of SEH samples, respectively, which does not show a statistically significant difference (<em>p</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.718). There was no relationship between the age of patients and BCL-2 expression in any of the two groups of DPE and SEH (<em>p</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.378 and <em>p</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.178, respectively).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>BCL-2 expression is observed with a relatively similar frequency in DPE and SEH samples, and it is probably under the control of oestrogen hormone as the main factor involved in the pathogenesis of these lesions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141713264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"¿QUO VADIS CAR-T?","authors":"Dr. Francisco Javier Menárguez Palanca","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesc Tresserra Casas , Esther Rosello Sastre , María Jesús Fernández Aceñero , Lara Zaragoza Macián , Javier Azúa Romeo , Clara Alfaro-Cervelló , Samuel Navarro Fos , Eugenia García Fernández , Jordi Temprana-Salvador , Mar Iglesias Coma , Francesc Olivares Vegas , Maite Fernández Figueras , Sonsoles Aso Manso , José Javier Aguirre Anda , José Santos Salas Valién , Ramiro Álvarez Alegret , Javier Hernández Losa , Cristina Jou Muñoz , Carme Dinarès Fernández , Marina Urbano Carrillo , Antonio Martínez Lorente
{"title":"Tiempos y condiciones de almacenamiento de las muestras en anatomía patológica. Recomendaciones de la Sociedad Española de Anatomía Patológica parte 1: muestras destinadas al diagnóstico","authors":"Francesc Tresserra Casas , Esther Rosello Sastre , María Jesús Fernández Aceñero , Lara Zaragoza Macián , Javier Azúa Romeo , Clara Alfaro-Cervelló , Samuel Navarro Fos , Eugenia García Fernández , Jordi Temprana-Salvador , Mar Iglesias Coma , Francesc Olivares Vegas , Maite Fernández Figueras , Sonsoles Aso Manso , José Javier Aguirre Anda , José Santos Salas Valién , Ramiro Álvarez Alegret , Javier Hernández Losa , Cristina Jou Muñoz , Carme Dinarès Fernández , Marina Urbano Carrillo , Antonio Martínez Lorente","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The correct storage of specimens in the Pathology service is of vital importance for patient safety. However, there are no clear recommendations as regarding how long samples should be stored for a minimum period.</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>A working group of the Spanish Society of Anatomic Pathology has reviewed a series of recommendations established in the literature and after two rounds of consultations and a discussion and voting phase has established a series of storage time proposals.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Each of the proposals is presented with the data found in the literature and sometimes offers definitions and exceptions to the proposal.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These recommendations, which are minimums, establish a period of at least 10 years for paraffin embedded blocks (including cell blocks), histological preparations, general cytology, pathologic cervico-vaginal cytology and electron microscopy blocks; at least 3 years for cervico-vaginal cytology, 5 years for extracted nucleic acids, at least 4 weeks for tissue in formalin and from the time of diagnosis for liquid cytology material and fluids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cuantificación del CDX2 mediante el H-Score y su valor pronóstico en el cáncer colorrectal","authors":"Adriano Martínez-Aracil","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Colorectal cancer is the third tumor with the highest incidence in the world population and is the second cause of death according to the Globocan study. CDX2 has been acquiring an important role as a sensitive and specific marker in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. However, the lack of inclusion of this marker in the pathology guidelines together with the lack of existing studies prevent its daily use. Although multiple studies relate the absence of staining to a worse prognosis, the literature does not define how intense the staining must be to be considered positive or negative. In the present study, the H-Score is described as a method to determine the positivity of CDX2 staining, using free access software called QuPath with a sample of 169 patients. Furthermore, it is suggested that those patients whose tumors had an H-Score for CDX2 less than or equal to 152 points had a significantly shorter recurrence-free interval time compared to those with an H-Score greater than this threshold. For this reason, this study aims to highlight the importance of quantification using digital pathology, as it could be applied in daily practice, and suggests a reference value for CDX2 from which the tumor prognosis may differ.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisco García-Molina , Julian Jesus Arense-Gonzalo , Alfonso Aguera-Sanchez , Emilio Peña-Ros , Miguel Ruiz-Marín , Matias Matínez-Perez , Asunción Chaves-Benito , Francisco Martínez-Diaz
{"title":"Diagnóstico de metástasis ganglionares de carcinoma papilar tiroideo midiendo tiroglobulina en la aguja de la punción. Cálculo de punto de corte optimo en nuestra serie","authors":"Francisco García-Molina , Julian Jesus Arense-Gonzalo , Alfonso Aguera-Sanchez , Emilio Peña-Ros , Miguel Ruiz-Marín , Matias Matínez-Perez , Asunción Chaves-Benito , Francisco Martínez-Diaz","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), used in suspicious cervical lymph nodes of unknown origin is frequently inconclusive and prone to false negatives. In order to evaluate the usefulness of measuring thyroglobulin in the washing with saline solution of the puncture needle for the diagnosis of metastasis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, an optimal thyroglobulin cutting point has to be calculated, being positive or negative depending on whether the thyroglobulin levels are higher or lower than the cutting point.</div><div>We have retrospectively studied 33 patients (19 women and 14 men) with an average age of 49.3 years, with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid and suspected lymph node metastasis. Of them 16 (47.1%) had a positive FNAC. To determine thyroglobulin predictive capacity with regards to the metastasis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid a ROC analysis was carried out with an under curve area UCA: 0.987 (CI 95%: 0.808-1.000) obtaining, using Youden's J statistic, 0.4 ng/ml as the thyroglobulin cutting point with best predictive capacity. The study of the relationship between thyroglobulin and the preservation/non-preservation of the thyroid showed statistically significant differences (<em>P</em>=.023).</div><div>Our results validate 0.4 ng/ml of thyroglobulin as an optimal cutting point of the presence of metastasis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid in lymph nodes. When reviewing the bibliography, a great diversity of cutting points may be found, which is explained mainly by the great inter-observer and inter-assay variability. That is why we recommend calculating each laboratory's own optimal cutting point; and determine in subsequent studies two cutting points depending on whether or not thyroid is preserved.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141851086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immunohistochemical evaluation of cyclin D1 and p63 in odontogenic keratocyst and unicystic ameloblastoma","authors":"Enrico Escobar , Fernán Gómez-Valenzuela , Cristian Peñafiel , Eduardo Chimenos-Küstner , Ricardo Pérez-Tomás","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) and unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) are lesions of odontogenic origin. Both lesions are morphologically cysts. However, they are classified as developmental cysts and epithelial odontogenic tumours, respectively. Cyclin D1 (CCD1) dysregulation is associated with oncogenic activity and malignancies, while tumour protein p63 (p63) alterations are associated with tumourigenesis.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>To evaluate and compare the protein expression of CCD1 and p63 in sporadic OKC (OKC-sp), syndromic OKC (OKC-sy), and UA.</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>45 cases from the Anatomical Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile were analysed and divided into groups: OKC-sp (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->15), OKC-sy (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->15) and UA (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->15), the latter categorised into intraluminal and/or luminal (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->7) and mural (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <span>8). Immunohistochemical staining for CCD1 and p63 proteins was performed from paraffin-embedded sections. Statistical analysis included the Shapiro–Wilk test, one-way ANOVA with Tukey's multiple comparisons, and Spearman's correlation coefficient (</span><em>p</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There was an involvement mainly in women in the mandibular area, and a high frequency of jaw expansion, especially in the mural UA. P63 protein expression was higher than CCD1 in all cystic lesions, particularly in mural UA (<em>p</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->0.001). No correlation was found between CCD1 and p63 expression.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>P63 may serve as a valuable marker for evaluating cell proliferative activity in odontogenic cystic lesions, providing insights into the aggressive behaviour of mural UA.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141846473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mujer de 49 años con clínica urinaria de larga evolución. Estudio histológico e inmunohistoquímico de un caso de mullerianosis vesical","authors":"Laura Sánchez Godoy, María Isabel Oviedo Ramírez","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bladder müllerianosis is defined by the presence of Müllerian epithelium (endometrial, endocervical or endosalpinx) in the bladder. It is a rare benign disease that affects women and presents a non-specific clinical presentation that poses a broad differential diagnosis. We present the case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with recurrent urinary tract infections, urinary discomfort and abdominal pain. The approach is carried out by ultrasound and urethrocystoscopy that reveal the presence of a 5<!--> <!-->mm polypoid lesion that is removed. The histological study revealed bladder müllerianosis together with the complementary finding of glandular cystitis and cystic cystitis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141844101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janine Andrea Orejuela , Andrés Felipe Lozano , Alejandra Taborda-Murillo , Luis Fernando Arias , Sigifredo Ospina O
{"title":"Recurrencia de glomerulonefritis postrasplante renal: características clínico-patológicas","authors":"Janine Andrea Orejuela , Andrés Felipe Lozano , Alejandra Taborda-Murillo , Luis Fernando Arias , Sigifredo Ospina O","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Glomerulonephritis (GN) is one of the main causes of end-stage renal disease worldwide and therefore a frequent cause of kidney transplantation, with the possibility of recurrence of GN (Recurrent Glomerulonephritis [GNR]) in the transplanted kidney. The purpose of this study was to identify the clinic and pathological characteristics of GNR in a population of transplant patients.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>A descriptive, retrospective study was carried out in 109 patients in whom GNR was documented in the transplanted kidney demonstrated by biopsy during the period between 1998-2021.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 109 patients, the most frequent GNR was GNIgA, in 38.5% (42), followed by FSGS with 31.2% (34); These same entities were the ones that presented the greatest graft dysfunction, with 50% (21) and 26.2% (11) respectively. The ranges of proteinuria indicated by the biopsy were 31.2% (34) with a range of 500 to 3500<!--> <!-->mg/24<!--> <!-->h and 34.9% (38) with proteinuria ><!--> <!-->3500<!--> <!-->mg/24<!--> <!-->h. In relation to the time elapsed between the transplant and the diagnosis of GNR, 33% (36) of the cases were ><!--> <!-->5 years, followed by 1 to 5 years in 26.6% (29). Recurrence in patients with GNIgA occurred mostly after 5 years post-transplant with 45.2% (19) and for FSGS it was between 1 and 6 months.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>We found a general frequency of GNR presentation similar to those reported by other centers where biopsies are performed for clinical indication, finding that the GN that recurred most frequently are GNIgA and FSGS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141840364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins: A surgical lung biopsy and autopsy in a full-term newborn","authors":"Carmen Rodríguez García, Cecilia López Valdivia, Jaime Ferrer Lozano, Nuria Mancheño Franch","doi":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.patol.2024.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span><span>Alveolar capillary dysplasia<span><span><span> with misalignment of the pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare and lethal </span>interstitial lung disorder, caused by a congenital abnormality affecting the development of the parenchyma and pulmonary vessels. We report the case of a </span>newborn at the end of 40 weeks of pregnancy, who showed no cardiopulmonary anomalies in prenatal control ultrasounds. However, after delivery, pulmonary hypertension and hypoxemic respiratory failure became apparent. She died after 12 days from refractory </span></span>hemodynamic<span> and respiratory failure despite intensive therapy. A surgical lung biopsy and clinical autopsy were performed, both revealing the same histopathological signs consistent with this disorder. In our case, the findings of digestive and </span></span>genital malformations, together with the genetic result of the alteration in the </span><em>FOXF1</em> gene, led us to conclude the definitive diagnosis of alveolar capillary dysplasia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39194,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Patologia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141852217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}