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F Gyorkey

Publications and source records attributed to F Gyorkey.

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Mucin-producing adenocarcinomas and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: pathogenetic role of tumor mucin.

The clinicopathologic data of 5 patients who died of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) and disseminated thrombosis and multiple infarcts associated with mucin-producing adenocarcinomas were presented. Histochemical studies on the valvular vegetations and thrombi revealed that histochemically stainable mucinous substance was an integral part. In 1 patient, circulating mucinous substance was found prior to the development of NBTE and disseminated thrombosis, and the identical mucinous substance was found in the tumor tissue, indicating a possible pathogenetic role of tumor mucin in NBTE-associated mucin-producing adenocarcinomas. Our observations and reports of others suggest that intravascular mucin may be responsible for the clinical syndromes of mucinous malignancies, venous thrombosis, and NBTE with emboli.

Adenocarcinoma↗

Studies on the human tumor nucleolar antigens.

With rabbit antibodies to nuclear 0.01 M Tris-HCl, pH 8, extract or "nucleolar preparations" of human HeLa S3 cells and fluorescein-labeled goat antirabbit antibodies, bright nucleolar immunofluorescence was observed in human adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, sarcomas, hematological neoplasms, and other malignant tumors. With these antibodies, nucleolar immunofluorescence was not found in most normal tissue specimens, benign adenomas, hyperplastic tissues, and specimens of inflammatory diseases. A study was made on the presence in benign and malignant breast tumors of a common nucleolar antigen previously found in a broad range of human malignant tumors. Bright nucleolar immunofluorescence was observed in 19/20 (95%) of known breast cancer specimens. In the group of 80 unknown samples in the "blind" study, 75 (94%) were correctly identified as malignant or benign on the basis of the presence and distribution of the nucleolar fluorescence. In a group of 67 samples in which the nucleolar fluorescence was either readily observed or virtually absent, 47/48 (98%) of the malignant tumors were correctly identified. Of the bening lesions or normal breast specimens, 18/19 (95%) were correctly identified as negative for nucleolar fluorescence. These studies extend the results previously reported for a common nucleolar antigen in a broad range of human cancers to a larger series of malignancies of a particular organ. The tumor nucleolar antigen(s) were partially characterized by isoelectric focusing on 4% polyacrylamide gels. One major band had a pI of 6.3 and a minor band had a pI of 6.1. These antigens were not found in the normal human liver nucleoli.

Antigens, Neoplasm↗

Prostatic adenoma of ductal origin.

A case of prostatic adenoma believed to originate from the prostatic duct is described. There were morphologic similarities to basal cell adenomas of salivary glands, and it was concluded that the tumor is a benign counterpart of "salivary gland" carcinomas, rarely observed in the prostate.

Adenoma↗

Ultrastructural features of chromoblastomycosis.

Ultrastructural features of the Medlar body, the tissue form of cutaneous chromomycosis, are reported. Striking variability in such features reflects the interaction between fungi and host defense mechanisms.

Chromoblastomycosis↗

Nucleolar antigen found in several human tumors but not in the nontumor tissues studied.

Rabbit antibodies to nucleoli isolated from HeLa cells produced bright nucleolar fluorescence in HeLa cells by the indirect immunofluorescence technique. After absorption with fetal bovine serum and placental nuclei, the IgG still produced bright nucleolar fluorescence in 12 human tumor cells including HeLa, HEp-2, cultures of prostate and mammary carcinomas, the Goldenberg GW-39 colon tumor, and biopsy specimens of prostatic, adrenal cortical, thyroid, and squamous cell carcinomas, a hairy cell leukemia of the spleen, a hepatic metastasis of an adenocarcinoma of the colon, and an osteogenic sarcoma. Bright nucleolar fluorescence was not produced in nine nontumor human cells including biopsy specimens of bone marrow, kidney, placenta, thyroid, liver, and prostate, peripheral blood buffy coat, and cultures of normal skin fibroblasts. Nucleolar fluorescence with the absorbed IgG was prevented in HeLa cells by pretreatment of the cells with acid, base, and proteases but not by pretreatment with nucleases; absorption of this IgG with extracts of HeLa nucleoli prevented the nucleolor fluorescence in HeLa and other human tumor cells.

Antigens, Neoplasm↗

A nucleolar antigen found in a broad range of human malignant tumor specimens.

With rabbit antibodies to nuclear 0.01 M Tris-HCl, pH 8, extract or "nucleolar preparations" of human HeLa S3 cells and fluorescein-labeled goat anti-rabbit antibodies, bright nucleolar immunofluorescence was observed in 61 or 63 human adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, sarcomas, hematological neoplasms, and other malignant tumors. With these antibodies, nucleolar immunofluorescence was not found in 23 normal tissue specimens, 10 benign adenomas and hyperplastic tissues, and 8 specimens of inflammatory diseases. In the nontumorous tissues examined, positive nucelolar fluorescence was found in a few sections of a gastric ulcer and chronic ulcerative colitis which have been known propensities for malignant change; these areas may have been undergoing focal malignant changes.

Adenocarcinoma↗

Silver staining of nucleolar granules in tumor cells.

With the aid of a simple silver-staining procedure, large numbers and unusual arrays of nucleolar argyrophilic granules were found in Novikoff hepatoma, KB, and HeLa cells. Some of these arrays consisted of linearly arranged discrete granules, and others were in two to three rows each containing three to five granules. Corresponding formations were not found in either the normal or regenerating liver nucleoli which contained an argyrophilic network in which the dark granules were apparently associated with the less dark argyrophilic fibrils of a reticulum. The nucleolar argyrophilic granules were readily identifiable in the separated daughter nuclei of the tumor cells in telophase, suggesting that the increased nucleolar activity of the G1 phase begins in these cells even before cell division has been completed.

Animals↗

Selective uptake of 75Se-selenomethionine by thymoma with pre red cell aplasia.

Red cell aplasia and an enlarging anterior mediastinal mass developed in a patient being followed for thyroid carcinoma. Differential diagnosis included thymoma and metastatic thyroid carcinoma. Preoperative scanning demonstrated significant uptake of 75Se-selenomethionine whereas 67Ga-galiium citrate failed to visualize the mass. Subsequent thoracotomy revealed a lymphocytic thymoma which was resected, resulting in reversal of the red cell aplasia. The use of 75Se-selenomethionine scanning maybe a useful adjunct in the preoperative evaluation of suspected thymomas.

Adenocarcinoma↗

Coxsackievirus aggregates in muscle cells of a polymyositis patient.

Muscle biopsy specimens of a patient with polymyositis showed crystalline structures resembling picornavirus aggregates within muscle cells. The patient's serum reacted in an indirect immunofluorescence assay with autologous muscle cells. A strongly positive immunofluorescence staining was also noted when a section of muscle tissue was reacted with coxsackievirus A9 antiserum, and a weakly positive reaction was noted with coxsackievirus B2 antiserum. No staining was observed after treatment with antiserum to poliovirus type 1 or echovirus types 11 and 22.

Aged↗

Benign pleural lesion and malignant mesothelioma.

In a series of eighteen diffuse malignant mesotheliomas, five cases were encountered in which thoracic surgery with benign nontumorous diagnosis preceded the development of a malignant mesothelioma by several years. The morphological findings in three of these five cases are compared with the morphology of the tumor specimens and an attempt is made to recognize the earliest possible malignant features. Crowding of mesothelial cells, their variability in size and nuclear hyperchromatism are pointed out as warning signs. In relation to these findings, the histogenetic significance of predominantly fibroproliferative versus epithelial-like pleural lesions is discussed. A histogenetic classification, based on the studies of eighteen diffuse malignant mesotheliomas, two benign fibrous mesotheliomas, one pleural fibrosarcoma, and numerous pleural plaques as well as reactive mesothelial lesions, is offered. The therapeutic aspects are mentioned.

Adult↗

Bidimensional electrophoresis in the diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis.

Using the modified bidimensional electrophoresis method, characteristic patterns of urinary glycosaminoglycans were obtained for nine different syndromes of mucopolysaccharidoses and normal. Each pattern, portrayed on a 55 mm square cellulose acetate membrane, was visualized by staining the electrophoretically separated GAGs with alcian blue. The method, tested with 38 cases, was precise and sensitive; the first direction of electrophoresis was run for 25 min and the second direction for 60 min. Because the method is qualitative, the usual quantitative measurements and calculations are circumvented. Moreover, any irregular pattern can readily be verified by repeating the bidimensional electrophoresis. Thus, the clarity of the pattern itself offers assurance of its diagnostic reliabilty; consequently, false negative and false positive results should be minimized.

Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate↗