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Pathology

Image: The ADVIA 2120 Hematology System (Photo courtesy of Siemens).

Preoperative Blood Cell Ratios Predict Endometrial Cancer Survival

The variations in systemic inflammatory response biomarker levels have been associated with adverse clinical outcome in various malignancies and the host response to malignant tumors is characterized by systemic inflammation, resulting in a relative thrombocytosis, neutrophilia and lymphocytopenia.   More...
02 Aug 2015
Image: The new NovoPath Dashboard adds at-a-glance, “real-time” monitoring capability for anatomic pathology lab managers to assess operational data on the NovoPath platform, enabling to better anticipate bottlenecks and avoid potential problems (Photo courtesy of NovoPath).

Dashboard Provides "Real-Time" Views of Pathology Lab Data

A new software addition to an anatomic pathology platform provides lab managers a quick and reliable, at-a-glance view of operational data, enabling to better monitor progress, anticipate bottlenecks, and avoid potential problems.  More...
22 Jul 2015
Image: The ARCHITECT ci4100 clinical chemistry and immunoassay testing analyzer (Photo courtesy of Abbott Diagnostics).

Automated Test for Galectin-3 Cleared for Chronic Heart Failure Prognosis

Higher levels of galectin-3 are associated with a more aggressive form of heart failure, which may make identification of high-risk patients using galectin-3 testing an important part of patient care.  More...
21 Jul 2015
Image: Histopathology of a psammoma body seen in thyroid gland papillary carcinoma (Photo courtesy of The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology).

Consensus Guidelines for Thyroid Cancer Molecular Tests Revised

National guidelines for thyroid cancer testing have been revised to reflect newly available tests that better incorporate personalized medicine into diagnosing the condition.  More...
20 Jul 2015
Image: Immunofluorescence image of human stomach section stained for ARHGAP26 (green), epithelial cadherin (red), and cell nuclei (blue). Epithelial cadherin is present in all epithelial cell types of the stomach, whereas ARHGAP26 is restricted to parietal cells (Photo courtesy of A*STAR\'s Genome Institute of Singapore).

Genomic Aberrations of Asian Gastric Cancer Discovered

The fusion of two genes gives rise to the destruction of the stomach surface barrier, resulting in gastric acids affecting the stomach tissues; moreover, this fusion also hampers wound-healing.  More...
19 Jul 2015
Image: The principle of blood-based DNA testing (Photo courtesy of Sysmex-Inostics).

BEAMing Technology Effectively Detects Cancer-Linked Mutations in Liquid Biopsy Samples

Liquid biopsy using BEAMing technology was found to be an effective method for analyzing tumor genotypes in real time and identifying significant mutations that occur during the course of disease and are not detected by tissue biopsy.  More...
19 Jul 2015
Image: Schematics of a DNA-modified, two working-electrode arrays to measure methyltransferase activity from tissue samples (Photo courtesy of Ariel Furst/Caltech).

Sensitive Technique Detects Colorectal Cancer in Tissue Samples

A new sensitive technique has been developed that is capable of detecting colorectal cancer in tissue samples and the method could one day be used in clinical settings for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.   More...
13 Jul 2015
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The Pathology channel details advances in the field of Surgical Pathology and all its subspecialties, including Cytopathology and its subspecialties.