Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoantibody-mediated acquired thrombophilia characterized by venous and/or arterial thromboses, pregnancy morbidity (predominantly repeated fetal losses), and the presence of phospholipid antibodies. The estimated annual incidence of APS is 5 new cases per 100,000 people. The most common thrombotic events in patients with APS in order of frequency are stroke, transient ischemic attack, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. Patients with APS may develop an intracardiac thrombus, which is a life-threatening complication with a high risk of increased morbidity and mortality; however, it is treatable by surgical removal, extensive anticoagulant administration, and prevention of other complications. Catastrophic APS, which is a rare and severe condition diagnosed based on rapidly progressive thromboembolic events involving three or more organs, systems, or tissues, occurs in less than 1% of all patients with APS. We herein report an autopsy case of catastrophic APS in a 12-year-old Thai boy with multiple thromboembolic events including intracardiac thrombus formation with a positive lupus anticoagulant test result. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest reported patient with APS to date.
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Urothelial carcinoma is one of the most common human cancers, both in Thailand and worldwide. Urine cytology is a screening tool used to detect urothelial carcinoma. The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology (TPSRUC) was first published in 2016 to standardize the procedures, reporting, and management of urothelial carcinoma. Diagnostic categories include negative for high-grade urothelial carcinoma (NHGUC), atypical urothelial cells (AUCs), suspicious for HGUC (SHGUC), HGUC, low-grade urothelial neoplasm, and other malignancies. <b><i>Material and Methods:</i></b> In a retrospective review, urine cytology specimens from 2016 to 2019 were reevaluated using the TPSRUC. The risk of high-grade malignant neoplasm (ROHM) for each diagnostic category was calculated. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of prediction of high-grade malignant neoplasms were evaluated for cases with histological follow-up specimens. <b><i>Results:</i></b> In total, 2,178 urine cytology specimens were evaluated, of which 456 cases had follow-up histological specimens. The ROHM in each diagnostic category was as follows: NHGUC, 17.4%; AUC, 49.9%; SHGUC, 81.2%; HGUC, 91.3%; and other malignant neoplasms, 87.5%. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and accuracy for high-grade malignant neoplasm prediction were 63%, 92.8%, 89%, 73.1%, and 78.5% when AUC was included as malignant in the comparison and 82.6%, 74.7%, 75.1%, 82.3%, and 78.5% when AUC was not considered malignant. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> TPSRUC provides reliable results that are reproducible by different interpreters and is a helpful tool for the detection of HGUC.
Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) is a common neoplasm, frequently developed around small digital joints of hand, and less commonly in wrist, ankle, foot and knee. GCTTS of other locations are very rare. The cytological feature of GCTTS is unique, but it could mimic neoplasm, inflammation or other lesions when arising in unusual locations. We reported a case of a 26-year-old male who presented with a supraclavicular mass. Microscopic features of excised mass revealed well-demarcated oval nodule, composed of polymorphous population of multinucleated giant cells and mononuclear cells with fibrous septa, consistent with the diagnosis of GCTTS. Local recurrence is not occurring during five-year follow-up. The purposes of this report is to present the rarity of this tumor in an exceedingly rare location and to help avoid misdiagnosis with other mimics.
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