Review:

Molecular pathology of prostate cancer

C Hughes, A Murphy, C Martin, O Sheils, and J O’Leary

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 673-684. doi:10.1136/jcp.2002.003954

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Original articles:

Biofilm formation and esp gene carriage in enterococci

A A Ramadhan and E Hegedus

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 685-686. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.024109

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Human defensin 5 expression in intestinal metaplasia of the upper gastrointestinal tract

B Shen, E M Porter, E Reynoso, C Shen, D Ghosh, J T Connor, J Drazba, H K Rho, T L Gramlich, R Li, A H Ormsby, M-S Sy, T Ganz, and C L Bevins

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 687-694. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.022426

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Immunocytochemical detection of deoxycytidine kinase in haematological malignancies and solid tumours

I Hubeek, G J Peters, A J F Broekhuizen, I Talianidis, J Sigmond, B E S Gibson, U Creutzig, G Giaccone, and G J L Kaspers

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 695-699. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.023861

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Metaplastic breast carcinomas are negative for Her-2 but frequently express EGFR (Her-1): potential relevance to adjuvant treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors?

S Leibl and F Moinfar

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 700-704. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.025163

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Pathological diagnosis of columnar cell lesions of the breast: are there issues of reproducibility?

P H Tan, B C-S Ho, S Selvarajan, W M Yap, and A Hanby

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 705-709. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.025239

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HER2 amplification status in breast cancer: a comparison between immunohistochemical staining and fluorescence in situ hybridisation using manual and automated quantitative image analysis scoring techniques

C M Ellis, M J Dyson, T J Stephenson, and E L Maltby

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 710-714. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.023424

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The use of LYVE-1 antibody for detecting lymphatic involvement in patients with malignant melanoma of known sentinel node status

D Sahni, A Robson, G Orchard, R Szydlo, A V Evans, and R Russell-Jones

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 715-721. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.020123

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Cytokeratin phenotyping does not help in distinguishing oesophageal adenocarcinoma from cancer of the gastric cardia

M G F van Lier, F J Bomhof, I Leendertse, M Flens, A T Balk, and R J L F Loffeld

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 722-724. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.024265

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The presence of benign prostatic glandular tissue at surgical margins does not predict PSA recurrence

K M Kernek, M O Koch, J K Daggy, B E Juliar, and L Cheng

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 725-728. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.024182

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Antibiotic selection patterns in acutely febrile new outpatients with or without immediate testing for C reactive protein and leucocyte count

Y Takemura, K Ebisawa, H Kakoi, H Saitoh, H Kure, H Ishida, and M Kure

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 729-733. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.024356

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Cell cycle related proteins as prognostic parameters in radically resected non-small cell lung cancer

V Esposito, A Baldi, A De Luca, G Tonini, B Vincenzi, D Santini, P Persichetti, A Mancini, G Citro, F Baldi, A M Groeger, and M Caputi

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 734-739. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.023531

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Polymorphism of the 5' flanking region of the IL-12 receptor ß2 gene partially determines the clinical types of leprosy through impaired transcriptional activity

H Ohyama, K Ogata, K Takeuchi, M Namisato, Y Fukutomi, F Nishimura, H Naruishi, T Ohira, K Hashimoto, T Liu, M Suzuki, Y Uemura, and S Matsushita

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 740-743. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.023903

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Survivability of vancomycin resistant enterococci and fitness cost of vancomycin resistance acquisition

A A Ramadhan and E Hegedus

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 744-746. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.024091

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Use of native or platelet count adjusted platelet rich plasma for platelet aggregation measurements

H Mani, B Luxembourg, C Kläffling, M Erbe, and E Lindhoff-Last

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 747-750. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.022129

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Transformed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a clinicopathological study of eight cases

Z Szollosi and Z Nemes

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 751-756. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.019349

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Axillary apocrine carcinoma with benign apocrine tumours: a case report involving a pathological and immunohistochemical study and review of the literature

T Miyamoto, Y Hagari, S Inoue, T Watanabe, and T Yoshino

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 757-761. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.019794

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No GIST-type c-kit gain of function mutations in neuroblastic tumours

M Korja, J Finne, T T Salmi, H Haapasalo, M Tanner, and J Isola

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 762-765. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.024331

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Autofluorescence characterisation of isolated whole crypts and primary cultured human epithelial cells from normal, hyperplastic, and adenomatous colonic mucosa

R S DaCosta, H Andersson, M Cirocco, N E Marcon, and B C Wilson

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 766-774. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.023804

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Case reports:

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: a report of three cases and review of the literature

T Adegbola, C E Connolly, and G Mortimer

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 775-778. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.020792

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumour treated with neoadjuvant imatinib

M B Loughrey, C Mitchell, G B Mann, M Michael, and P M Waring

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 779-781. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.023226

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Correspondence:

Large vessel arteritis: a diagnostic challenge in the elderly

E Antón

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 782.

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Fibrocartilagenous mesenchymoma of bone: the youngest reported case in a patient aged 1 year and 7 months

S J Hayes, S Wells, J Harake, J J Henderson, and A J Malcolm

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 782-783.

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-Glutamyltransferase decreases in patients with the chronic form of schistosomiasis mansoni treated with ursodeoxycholic acid

P de J Ribeiro, J L Narciso, C F de Toledo, and D R Borges

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 783-784.

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Book review:

Embryo and Fetal Pathology. Color Atlas with Ultrasound Correlation

H C Wainwright

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 784. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.026047

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Corrections:

CORRECTION

J Clin Pathol 2005; 58: 784.

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