ACP best practice:

Dissection and reporting of the organs of the female genital tract

M K Heatley

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 241-257.
Published Online First: 7 September 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.051110

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Demystified:

Molecular techniques in cytopathology practice

F C Schmitt, A Longatto-Filho, A Valent, and P Vielh

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 258-267.
Published Online First: 23 November 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.044347

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Original articles:

Frequent nuclear expression of β-catenin protein but rare β-catenin mutation in pulmonary sclerosing haemangioma

P-M Chiang, R-H Yuan, H-C Hsu, T-L Mao, R-H Hu, P-L Lai, and Y-M Jeng

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 268-271.
Published Online First: 10 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049403

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Value of multicolour fluorescence in situ hybridisation (UroVysion) in the differential diagnosis of flat urothelial lesions

S Schwarz, M Rechenmacher, T Filbeck, R Knuechel, H Blaszyk, A Hartmann, and G Brockhoff

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 272-277.
Published Online First: 10 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049684

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A public-domain image processing tool for automated quantification of fluorescence in situ hybridisation signals

J Konsti, J Lundin, M Jumppanen, M Lundin, A Viitanen, and J Isola

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 278-282.
Published Online First: 10 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.048991

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The clinical significance of antinucleolar antibodies

S Khan, A Alvi, S Holding, M L Kemp, D Raine, P C Doré, and W A C Sewell

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 283-286. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049692

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Diagnostic and prognostic significance of cyclin A expression in low-grade astrocytomas: comparison with astrogliosis and high-grade tumours

A Hara, M Saegusa, M Ichinoe, and I Okayasu

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 287-292.
Published Online First: 21 December 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.051961

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D2-40 is a sensitive and specific marker in differentiating primary adrenal cortical tumours from both metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma and phaeochromocytoma

L Browning, D Bailey, and A Parker

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 293-296.
Published Online First: 27 July 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049544

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The correlation of regression in primary melanoma with sentinel lymph node status

C Kaur, R J Thomas, N Desai, M A Green, D Lovell, B W E M Powell, and M G Cook

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 297-300.
Published Online First: 3 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049411

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Low-grade abdominopelvic sarcoma with myofibroblastic features (low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma): clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, molecular genetic and ultrastructural study of two cases with literature review

A Agaimy, P H Wünsch, J Schroeder, A Gaumann, W Dietmaier, A Hartmann, F Hofstaedter, and T Mentzel

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 301-306.
Published Online First: 18 May 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.048561

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EpCAM is predominantly expressed in high grade and advanced stage urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

A Brunner, M Prelog, I Verdorfer, A Tzankov, G Mikuz, and C Ensinger

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 307-310.
Published Online First: 22 June 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049460

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Cyclin E low molecular weight isoforms occur commonly in early-onset gastric cancer and independently predict survival

A N A Milne, R Carvalho, M Jansen, E K Kranenbarg, C J H van de Velde, F M Morsink, A R Musler, M A J Weterman, and G J A Offerhaus

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 311-316. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.042648

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The effect of chromosome 17 polysomy on HER-2/neu status in breast cancer

C L Hyun, H E Lee, K S Kim, S-W Kim, J H Kim, G Choe, and S Y Park

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 317-321.
Published Online First: 30 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.050336

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Ownership and uses of human tissue: what are the opinions of surgical in-patients?

R J Bryant, R F Harrison, R D Start, A S A Chetwood, A M Chesshire, M W R Reed, and S S Cross

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 322-326.
Published Online First: 6 February 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.053173

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Forkhead box A1 expression in breast cancer is associated with luminal subtype and good prognosis

M A Thorat, C Marchio, A Morimiya, K Savage, H Nakshatri, J S Reis-Filho, and S Badve

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 327-332.
Published Online First: 23 November 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.052431

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Antinuclear antibody is associated with a more advanced fibrosis and lower RNA levels of hepatitis C virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C

M-Y Hsieh, C-Y Dai, L-P Lee, J-F Huang, W-C Tsai, N-J Hou, Z-Y Lin, S-C Chen, L-Y Wang, W-Y Chang, W-L Chuang, and M-L Yu

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 333-337.
Published Online First: 1 June 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.046276

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Quantification of intrahepatic total hepatitis B virus DNA in chronic hepatitis B patients and its relationship with liver histology

A Bayram, S Erkilic, A Özkur, M Bayram, and I Sari

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 338-342.
Published Online First: 10 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.050765

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Evaluation of disc susceptibility tests performed directly from positive blood cultures

T Y Tan, L S Y Ng, and L L Kwang

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 343-346.
Published Online First: 14 July 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.050757

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The role of a recombinant hybrid protein based ELISA for the serodiagnosis of Onchocerca volvulus

J A Andrews, W J Bligh, P L Chiodini, J E Bradley, P N Nde, and R Lucius

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 347-351.
Published Online First: 8 October 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.037093

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Effect of storage and postage on recovery and quantitation of bacteria in sputum samples

A Pye, S L Hill, P Bharadwa, and R A Stockley

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 352-354.
Published Online First: 24 September 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.051490

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The molecular epidemiology of influenza viruses: a lesson from a highly epidemic season

P D’Agaro, T Rossi, P Burgnich, G Dal Molin, N Coppola, G Rocco, and C Campello

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 355-360.
Published Online First: 14 July 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.050005

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The squamous variant of eccrine porocarcinoma: a clinicopathological study of 21 cases

F Mahomed, J Blok, and W Grayson

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 361-365.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049213

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Apoptosis is a major cause of so-called "caseous necrosis" in mycobacterial granulomas in HIV-infected patients

A S-Y Leong, P Wannakrairot, and T Y-M Leong

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 366-372.
Published Online First: 30 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.050690

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Molecular testing for somatic cancer mutations: a survey of current and future testing in UK laboratories

S Wordsworth, I Papanicolas, J Buchanan, I Frayling, J Taylor, and I Tomlinson

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 373-376. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.048819

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Duodenal follicular lymphomas share common characteristics with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas

Y Sato, K Ichimura, T Tanaka, K Takata, T Morito, H Sato, E Kondo, H Yanai, N Ohara, T Oka, and T Yoshino

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 377-381.
Published Online First: 29 June 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049825

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Small bowel gastric metaplasia: a report of three cases in children

R Drut and E Altamirano

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 382-384.
Published Online First: 10 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049841

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High-risk human papillomavirus is present in cytologically false-negative smears: an analysis of "normal" smears preceding CIN2/3

S Bulk, L Rozendaal, G D Zielinski, J Berkhof, N C Fransen Daalmeijer, P J F Snijders, F J van Kemenade, and C J L M Meijer

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 385-389.
Published Online First: 3 August 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.045948

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PCR testing for Treponema pallidum in paraffin-embedded skin biopsy specimens: test design and impact on the diagnosis of syphilis

W Behrhof, E Springer, W Bräuninger, C J Kirkpatrick, and A Weber

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 390-395.
Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.046714

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PostScript:

Association of Clinical Pathologists: badge of the President

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 286.

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Prostatic involvement by nasal NK/T cell lymphoma forming lymphoepithelial lesions

S-S Chuang, S-T Chang, Y-H Lee, and K-C Chang

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 399-400. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.053538

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Correction

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 400.

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Correction

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 400.

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Case report:

Macrocystic serous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas: the first report of a new pattern of pancreatic carcinoma

R Gupta, A K Dinda, M K Singh, and M C Misra

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 396-398. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.052175

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