scholarly journals Imaging of Vulva Syringoma With Reflectance Confocal Microscopy

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Feng ◽  
Yan Lin ◽  
Leilei Wang ◽  
Hongxiao Chen ◽  
Min Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Histological Evaluation ◽  
Histological Findings ◽  
Dark Line ◽  
Confocal Images ◽  
Distinct Features

Objectives: To investigate the application of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) imaging in diagnosis of vulva syringoma.Methods: Patients with lesions suspicious of syringoma on vulva were enrolled in the study. After informed consent was taken, the lesions were photographed and imaged with RCM. The features of the lesion in confocal images were then analyzed and compared with the biopsy findings for histology correlation.Results: Eleven cases in total were included in the study. The typical RCM features observed in syringoma are the presence of round to oval high refractive, and relatively monomorphous mass of varying sizes in the superficial and middle dermis, usually surrounded with 1–2 layers of light-dark line structures, which were further confirmed by histological evaluation. Ten cases showed classic features of syringoma and 1 case exhibited milia in RCM images.Conclusions: Syringoma has distinct features in RCM imaging, which correlates well with histological findings, highlighting the potential role of RCM in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of vulva syringoma.

scholarly journals The Differential Diagnosis of Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides and Vitiligo With Reflectance Confocal Microscopy: A Preliminary Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaxu Liu ◽  
Leilei Wang ◽  
Yan Lin ◽  
Xiaofeng Shan ◽  
Min Gao
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Mycosis Fungoides ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Inflammatory Conditions ◽  
Dark Space ◽  
Superficial Dermis ◽  
Melanin Contents

Objective: To investigate the role of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) in the differential diagnosis of hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (HMF) and vitiligo.Methods: Cases with persistent hypopigmented patches, suspicious of early stage vitiligo, or HMF were imaged with RCM. The melanin contents and inflammatory conditions of the epidermis and superficial dermis of the lesions were compared with the same layers of the adjacent skin, and then, the imaged lesions were biopsied and analyzed by histology.Results: 15 cases were enrolled in this study, and based on the RCM findings, there was just slight or moderate reduction of melanin but no melanin absence in the basal cell layer of HMF lesions. The finding of monomorphous weakly refractile, oval to round cells on the basis of vesicle-like dark space was clearly elucidated in the epidermis of the lesions by RCM, which indicates the Pautrier's microabscesses on histopathology. Among those 15 cases, 13 cases were identified as HMF, and the other two cases were vitiligo, based on RCM findings, which were confirmed by histology analysis.Conclusions: The RCM findings correlated well with histology results in the screening of HMF, which indicates the RCM is an important tool in the early detection and differential diagnosis of HMF.

The potential role of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy for evaluating oral cavity lesions: a systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 723-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberta Lucchese ◽  
Enrica Gentile ◽  
Antonio Romano ◽  
Claudio Maio ◽  
Luigi Laino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy

Treatment of Extramammary Paget Disease and the Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy: A Prospective Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-479
Author(s):  
Cristian Navarrete-Dechent ◽  
Saud Aleissa ◽  
Miguel Cordova ◽  
Brian P. Hibler ◽  
Andres M. Erlendsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Paget Disease ◽  
A Prospective Study

Tularemia: potential role of cytopathology in differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenitis: Multicenter experience in 53 cases and literature review

Apmis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersin Tuncer ◽  
Binnur Onal ◽  
Gulcin Simsek ◽  
Sahande Elagoz ◽  
Ahmet Sahpaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Cervical Lymphadenitis

Differential diagnosis between rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis: the value of ultrasound findings at metacarpophalangeal joints level

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1111-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwin Gutierrez ◽  
Emilio Filippucci ◽  
Fausto Salaffi ◽  
Luca Di Geso ◽  
Walter Grassi
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Psoriatic Arthritis ◽  
Synovial Fluid ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Power Doppler ◽  
Extensor Tendon ◽  
Synovial Hypertrophy ◽  
Ultrasound Findings

ObjectiveTo investigate the potential of ultrasound (US) in the differential diagnosis between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) at metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints level.Methods18 RA patients and 20 PsA patients with clinical involvement of MCP joints were included. All US examinations were performed by two rheumatologists investigating: presence of joint cavity widening (JCW), synovial fluid and/or synovial hypertrophy, peritenon extensor tendon inflammation (PTI) and intra-articular or peri-tendinous power Doppler (PD) signal.ResultsA total of 83 MCP joints in 18 RA patients were assessed. In all of these the authors found different degrees of JCW. 15 of 83 (18%) MCP joints showed synovial fluid, whereas 68 of 83 (82%) MCP joints showed synovial hypertrophy. In 72 of 83 (86.7%) MCP joints intra-articular PD was detected. No PTI pattern was found in these patients.In PsA patients, a total of 82 MCP joints in 20 patients were assessed. 54 of 82 (65.8%) MCP joints showed PTI pattern (p = 0.001). In 50 of these 54 (92.5%) MCP joints extra-articular PD signal was detected (p = 0.001). 28 of 82 (34.1%) MCP joints showed different degrees of JCW. 6 of 28 (21.4%) MCP joints presented synovial fluid, whereas 22 of 28 (78.5%) MCP joints showed synovial hypertrophy. In 8 of 82 (9.7%) MCP joints the JCW and PTI patterns were found contemporaneously.ConclusionsPreliminary results demonstrate that PTI pattern is a higher characteristic of PsA, which suggests a potential role of US in the differential diagnosis between RA and PsA at MCP joints level.

Potential Role of Diffusion Tensor MRI in the Differential Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease

2008 ◽  
Vol 190 (5) ◽  
pp. 1369-1374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella B. Parente ◽  
Emerson L. Gasparetto ◽  
Luiz Celso Hygino da Cruz ◽  
Roberto Cortes Domingues ◽  
Ana Célia Baptista ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Diffusion Tensor ◽  
Diffusion Tensor Mri

scholarly journals Role of gangliosides in prostate pathology

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Ilinca Nicolae ◽  
◽  
Corina-Daniela Ene ◽  
Simona Roxana Georgescu ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
Molecular Pathology ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
Immunologic Markers ◽  
Immunological Interactions

Molecular pathology of benign prostatic hyperplasia is multifactorial and involves endocrine, biochemical, immunological interactions. The mechanisms involved in the onset and progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia are: infections, 50 years of age, hormones and neurotransmitters imbalances, inflammation, oxidative stress. The potential role of glycosylation in the pathogenesis of prostate disease has been neglected. In this study we documented the profile of gangliosides in normal and pathological prostatic tissues together with the pathologic changes seen in the level of extracellular gangliosides in patients with prostate pathology. Analysis of the data in the literature suggests that gangliosides may represent immunologic markers useful in the differential diagnosis between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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