Reviews:

My approach to oncocytic tumours of the thyroid

S L Asa

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 225-232. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.008474

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Best Practice No 176: Updated recommendations for HER2 testing in the UK

I O Ellis, J Bartlett, M Dowsett, S Humphreys, B Jasani, K Miller, S E Pinder, A Rhodes, and R Walker

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 233-237. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.007724

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Editorials:

The Journal of Clinical Pathology

R Chetty

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 238. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013987

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Reflective testing

W G Simpson and P J Twomey

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 239-240. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.011668

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Guidelines for HER2 testing in the UK

E D Hsi and R R Tubbs

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 241-242. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.009308

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Echoes:

Gene expression profiles in gastrointestinal stromal tumours

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 240.

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Apoptotic gene variants do not predispose to primary Sjögren’s syndrome in Australians

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 265.

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View point:

The casino of life

P J Twomey, T M Reynolds, and A S Wierzbicki

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 243-244. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013433

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Original articles:

Parathyroid invasion, nodal recurrence, and lung metastasis by papillary carcinoma of the thyroid

K Kakudo, W Tang, Y Ito, Y Nakamura, H Yasuoka, S Morita, and A Miyauchi

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 245-249. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012070

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Tumour angiogenic activity and vascular survival ability in bladder carcinoma

I Papadopoulos, A Giatromanolaki, M I Koukourakis, and E Sivridis

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 250-255. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012005

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Sputum cytology of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

G M K Tse, P-K Hui, T K F Ma, A W I Lo, K-F To, W Y Chan, L T C Chow, and H-K Ng

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 256-259. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012948

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Pulmonary pathological features in coronavirus associated severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

G M-K Tse, K-F To, P K-S Chan, A W I Lo, K-C Ng, A Wu, N Lee, H-C Wong, S-M Mak, K-F Chan, D S C Hui, J J-Y Sung, and H-K Ng

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 260-265. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013276

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Localisation of members of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family and their receptors in human atherosclerotic arteries

F Belgore, A Blann, D Neil, A S Ahmed, and G Y H Lip

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 266-272. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012419

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Reflective testing: how useful is the practice of adding on tests by laboratory clinicians?

J R Paterson and R Paterson

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 273-275. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.010108

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Some observations on the measurement of haemoglobin A₂ and S percentages by high performance liquid chromatography in the presence and absence of thalassaemia

C E Head, M Conroy, M Jarvis, L Phelan, and B J Bain

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 276-280. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.008037

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Clinical evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis

V C C Cheng, W C Yam, I F N Hung, P C Y Woo, S K P Lau, B S F Tang, and K Y Yuen

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 281-285. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012658

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Does histopathological examination of breast reduction specimens affect patient management and clinical follow up?

I S Cook and C E Fuller

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 286-289. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012427

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Prevalence and relevance of EBV latency in nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Israel

G Bar-Sela, A Kuten, I Minkov, E Gov-Ari, and O Ben-Izhak

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 290-293. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013094

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RUNX3 expression in primary and metastatic pancreatic cancer

J Li, J Kleeff, A Guweidhi, I Esposito, P O Berberat, T Giese, M W Büchler, and H Friess

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 294-299. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013011

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Specificity of lymphoreticular accumulation of prion protein for variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

D A Hilton, J Sutak, M E F Smith, M Penney, L Conyers, P Edwards, L McCardle, D Ritchie, M W Head, C A Wiley, and J W Ironside

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 300-302. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012278

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The binding of proteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (PR3-ANCA) varies in different ELISAs

M Trevisin, P Neeson, and J Savige

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 303-308. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.009332

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Terminology used by pathologists in reporting on sudden infant deaths

S R Limerick and C J Bacon

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 309-311. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013052

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Letter to JCP:

Recurrent aneurysmal fibrous histiocytoma

K M Sheehan, M B Leader, S Sexton, F Cunningham, and E Leen

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 312-313. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.010967

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Case reports:

Gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma arising from heterotopic pancreatic tissue

R Chetty and I Weinreb

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 314-317. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013557

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Carcinosarcoma with a large cell neuroendocrine epithelial component: first report of an unusual biphasic tumour of the urinary bladder

Yu Li, J E Outman, and S C Mathur

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 318-320. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013474

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Metastatic conventional prostatic adenocarcinoma with diffuse chromogranin A and androgen receptor positivity

M P Roudier, L D True, R L Vessella, and C S Higano

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 321-323. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.010207

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Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21) associated with "occult" mastocytosis. Report of an unusual case and review of the literature

H-W Bernd, K Sotlar, J Lorenzen, R Osieka, U Fabry, P Valent, and H-P Horny

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 324-328. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012864

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Short reports:

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma and classic Hodgkin lymphoma of the B cell type within a single lymph node: composite lymphoma

M Steinhoff, M Hummel, C Assaf, I Anagnostopoulos, R Treudler, C C Geilen, H Stein, and C E Orfanos

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 329-331. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.011882

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A simple method for the prevention of endometrial autolysis in hysterectomy specimens

J P Houghton, S Roddy, S Carroll, and W G McCluggage

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 332-333. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012898

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Correspondence:

Churg-Strauss vasculitis diagnosed on muscle biopsy

E Suresh, V B Dhillon, C Smith, and J W Ironside

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 334. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013409

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Tumorous amyloidosis of the breast associated with disseminated malignant lymphoma

P C W Lui, L-M Pang, T-T Hlaing, and G M K Tse

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 334-335. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012062

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Lymph node retrieval after neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal adenocarcinoma

N Scott, C Thorne, and D Jayne

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 335-336. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013441

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False glomerulus in renal biopsy specimen: a possible pitfall under the dissecting microscope

H Hattori

J Clin Pathol 2004; 57: 336. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.014332

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