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F Paraf

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PubMed1989

Localization of apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein A-II in human atherosclerotic arteries.

Apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein A-II, the two major protein components of the high-density lipoproteins, were visualized in human arteries using an immunofluorescence technique. Apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein A-II were codeposited into the intima and upper media of normal arteries of atherosclerotic patients. The amount of deposits increased in fatty streaks. In atherosclerotic plaques, apolipoproteins accumulated around the necrotic material. These two apoproteins were present in the extracellular matrix as well as in the foam cells surrounding the atherosclerotic lesions. The concomitant intracellular localization of apolipoprotein A-I and of apolipoprotein A-II in the cytoplasm of foam cells supports the hypothesis that extracellular high-density lipoprotein particles are internalized in the macrophages during the atheromatous process.

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PubMed1988

Light chain deposition disease with liver dysfunction.

Light and transmission electron microscopic study as well as immunohistochemical investigation were performed on three cases of light chain deposition disease (LCDD) with severe liver dysfunction. In two cases, the amount of light chain deposits in the liver was moderate and did not correlate with the severity of clinical and biological symptoms. Ultrastructural study demonstrated a collagenization of the Disse's space, with basement membrane-like material in association with light chain deposits. Immunohistochemical investigation showed a marked increase of collagen types I, III, and IV, as well as fibronectin and laminin in perisinusoidal space. This study suggests that collagenization of the Disse's space has a minor role in liver dysfunction. The analogy between kidney and liver lesions in diabetes and in LCDD is stressed, but the mechanism of this abnormal accumulation of matrix proteins remains unknown.

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PubMed1987

[Intramural diverticulosis and cancer of the gallbladder].

Two cases of gallbladder carcinoma occurring in intramural diverticulosis (adenomyomatosis) are reported. The first was adenocarcinoma associated with cholesterolosis without gallstone formation. The second was squamous cell carcinoma. Four other carcinomas developing on diverticulosis were reported in the literature, none of them being squamous cell carcinoma. Our cases and those of the literature show that diverticulosis, a benign condition, can be associated with carcinoma which can make the pathological diagnosis difficult.

Adenocarcinoma↗
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Unusual fat-containing tumors of the kidney: a diagnostic dilemma.

Unusual fat-containing renal tumors in a series of 27 cases comprised five categories: atypical and complicated angiomyolipomas (AMLs) (n = 15), including AMLs with extrarenal growth (n = 5), AMLs with undetectable fat (n = 4), and hemorrhagic AMLs (n = 6); fat-containing renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) (n = 9); lipoma (n = 1); liposarcoma (n = 1); and fat-containing renal oncocytoma (n = 1). Fat was present within RCCs by the following mechanisms; lipid-producing necrosis within a large RCC (n = 2), intratumoral bone metaplasia with fatty marrow elements and calcification within a small RCC (n = 2), and entrapment of perirenal (n = 4) or sinus (n = 1) fat by large irregular RCCs. Fat-containing RCC must be considered in cases of fat-containing renal tumors, even though the presence of intratumoral fat is characteristic of AML. A dedicated computed tomography scanning protocol and strict diagnostic criteria are mandatory for accurate diagnosis. Malignancy should be suspected on the basis of the following criteria: presence of intratumoral calcifications; large, irregular tumor invading the perirenal or sinus fat; large necrotic tumor with small foci of fat; and association with nonfatty lymph nodes or venous invasion.

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