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Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) is a rare granulomatous skin disorder, characterized by erythematous plaques with elevated borders and hypopigmented center, occurring mainly on sun exposed-skin. Histologically it presents with elastophagocytosis and elastolysis. There is no established first line treatment for AEGCG, especially...

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Our primary aim was to estimate the magnitude of stage I endometrial cancer (EC) survivors that could benefit from hormonal therapy (HT). Our secondary aims were to assess EC incidence in women below 50 and below 60 over the years, and analyze the overall survival and any influencing factors. We analyzed the endometrioid EC data from the...

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Paraffin embedding of small, thin tissue samples requires specific expertise for optimal orientation before tissue sectioning. This study evaluates the real-life utility of the agar pre-embedding technique for small skin biopsies with regards to lengthening of work times, problems in orientation (re-embedding) and ancillary techniques...

Mitotic count (MC) is an important prognostic indicator in gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). Though MC evaluation was initially proposed in 50 HPFs, recent international guidelines recommend that MC be performed on 5 mm2 because HPFs may have different areas depending on the ocular field number (FN) of the utilized light microscope....