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Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid: a pathologist’s perspective

Yolanda C Oertel

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 785-786.
Published Online First: 22 April 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.057216

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Demystified:

Pathological and molecular features of adrenocortical carcinoma: an update

M Volante, C Buttigliero, E Greco, A Berruti, and M Papotti

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 787-793.
Published Online First: 22 April 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.050625

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Review:

Aortic stent grafts

G S Soor, M O Chakrabarti, J R Abraham, S W Leong, I Vukin, T Lindsay, and J Butany

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 794-801.
Published Online First: 6 March 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.052019

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My approach:

The HIV-positive skin biopsy

W Grayson

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 802-817.
Published Online First: 15 November 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.054015

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Best practice:

HER2 testing in the UK: further update to recommendations

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

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 818-824.
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.054866

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Primary aldosteronism and aldosterone-associated hypertension

B Rayner

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 825-831. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.053264

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Leading article:

Genomic aberrations and immunohistochemical markers as prognostic indicators in multiple myeloma

J Yeung and H Chang

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 832-836.
Published Online First: 12 December 2007. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.049585

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Original articles:

High levels of expression of cytokeratin 5 are strongly correlated with poor survival in higher grades of mucoepidermoid carcinoma

N E Lueck and R A Robinson

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 837-840. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.055988

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Evaluation of Chromogenic MRSA medium, MRSASelect and Oxacillin Resistance Screening Agar for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

B V S Krishna, M Smith, A McIndeor, A P Gibb, and J Dave

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 841-843.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.055376

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Epigenetic dysregulation of the DAP kinase/p14/HDM2/p53/Apaf-1 apoptosis pathway in acute leukaemias

C S Chim, W W L Chan, and Y L Kwong

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 844-847. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.047324

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Autopsy pathology of cocaine users from the Eastern district of London: a retrospective cohort study

R Rajab, E Stearns, and S Baithun

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 848-850. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.054569

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Amelogenin positive cells scattered in the interstitial component of odontogenic fibromas

Y Kabasawa, K Nagumo, Y Takeda, N Kawashima, N Okada, K Omura, A Yamaguchi, and K Katsube

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 851-855.
Published Online First: 14 March 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.056085

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Breast carcinomas that co-express E- and P-cadherin are associated with p120-catenin cytoplasmic localisation and poor patient survival

J Paredes, A L Correia, A S Ribeiro, F Milanezi, J Cameselle-Teijeiro, and F C Schmitt

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 856-862.
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.052704

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Short reports:

A new rapid and sensitive assay for detecting the T315I BCR-ABL kinase domain mutation in chronic myeloid leukaemia

J S Khorashad, N Thelwell, D Milojkovic, D Marin, J A Watson, J M Goldman, J F Apperley, L Foroni, and A G Reid

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 863-865. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.056804

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The combined oxacillin resistance and coagulase (CORC) test for rapid identification and prediction of oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus species directly from blood culture

B E Carey and L Nicol

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 866-868.
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.055681

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Mantle cell lymphoma lacking the t(11;14) translocation: a case report and brief review of the literature

K E Hunt, K K Reichard, and C S Wilson

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 869-870. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.048629

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Case report:

Fibroadenoma of the anogenital region

J E O Vella, S M Taibjee, D S A Sanders, M Stellakis, and R A Carr

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 871-872. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.052290

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PostScript:

CD99 immunoreactivity in follicular dendritic cell tumour: original observation prompted by an unusual cervical spine lesion

A Y Kalebi, M J Hale, and S J Nayler

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 873-874. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.051631

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Obstructive appendicopathy: a disease or a congenital entity?

G N Antonakopoulos, C Edwards, and J G Panayiotides

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 874-875. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.054213

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Jejunal amoebiasis with perforation and spread to mesenteric lymph node

R Mannan, V Misra, H Saksena, P Neogi, P A Singh, S P Misra, and M Dwivedi

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 875-876. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.047423

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Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: what are we missing?

Y Maeda, B C Millar, A Loughrey, M McCalmont, Y Nagano, C E Goldsmith, P J Rooney, and J E Moore

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 876-877. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.046011

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Intravascular large B cell lymphoma presenting in a liver explant

M Roshal, B G Till, J R Fromm, and S Cherian

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 877-878. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.051805

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Misleading information on the drinking habits of UK pathologists

N A Wright

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 878-879. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.057778

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Significant increase in the relative frequency of follicular lymphoma in Taiwan in the early 21st century

S-S Chuang

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 879-880. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.056242

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Correction

J Clin Pathol 2008; 61: 880. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.047290.corr1

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