Iranian journal of pathology

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: CD10 is a membrane-bound metalloproteinase that plays a role in tumor progression and differentiation. Its diagnostic significance in endometrial carcinoma, especially in distinguishing between histological subtypes …

Wolffian adnexal tumors (FATWOs) originate from the mesonephric duct remnants. FATWOs are extremely rare and 100 incidental FATWOs have been reported in the English literature as of now. Most FATWOs have low potential for malignancy but agg…

Background & objectiveEpithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most prevalent type of ovarian cancer. Previous studies have elucidated different pathways for the progression of this malignancy. The mutation in the B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine…

Background & objectiveTalin-1 is a constituent of the multiprotein adhesion complexes that play main role in the formation of tumors and migration in different types of malignancies. The present study aimed to assess expression and prognost…

The ileum has been candidate more frequently for endoscopic biopsy compared to the past. Most of those biopsies show either completely normal tissue or non-specific changes. Nevertheless, in some diseases, ileal biopsy would be diagnostic, …

Background & objectiveGastric cancer (GC) persists to be a major health issue globally, and the need to investigate new molecular markers for improving the survival of patients continues. CDX2 is a homeobox caudal protein family member enco…

Background & objectiveClear cell carcinomas (CCC) differ from other types of ovarian and endometrial carcinomas in biology, behavior and response to chemotherapy. Histopathologic diagnosis may be challenging in some situations which necessi…

Primary fallopian tube carcinomas (PFTC) are rare tumors with non-specific clinical presentations. The current case was unique since the tumor was first detected on endometrial curettage and clinicoradiologically was misdiagnosed as endomet…

Xanthogranulomatous oophoritis is an uncommon, non-neoplastic, chronic process in which the affected organ is destroyed by massive cellular infiltration of foamy histiocytes admixed with multinucleated giant cells, plasma cells, fibroblasts…

Clear cell carcinoma of ovary is uncommon ovarian tumour that arises from surface epithelium of ovary. It has well-known association with ovarian endometriosis. We report here the first case of bilateral clear cell carcinoma of ovaries in a…

Amyloidosis of urinary bladder is a rare condition and may be primary or secondary in nature. A case of primary localized vesical amyloidosis (VA) in a 40-yr-old man is described which was confused with neoplasm by cystoscopic, urographic a…

Round ligament leiomyoma of uterus is rare. It can be presented as inguinal swelling mimicking the inguinal hernia or lymph node. Surgical excision is its curative treatment. Definitive diagnosis is made by histopathological examination.A32…

Background & objectivesOne of the important infectious factors in pregnant mothers and newborns is Group B Streptococcus (GBS). There is no perfect report about prevalence of GBS in Iran and in the case of preterm rupture of amniotic membra…