UW selftest 2

Average locks at 48.2%
ObGyn 44, 54
Neuro 42
ID 63, 42
Endo 29, 48
GI, GU, HemOnc 47

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Cell May 2006

CONTENT

Only one review of my interest.
The Exosome and the Proteasome: Nano-Compartments for Degradation
Esben Lorentzen and Elena Conti[Summary]

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Selft test on UW

UW is good. Record my own scores here as a reference.

ENT 71; Eye 64; Electro 62%; Bio 62%; Pulm 58
Psy 56; Hepat58; GI 54; Ped 54; Cardio 35-52%; Surg 52
Derm 48%; ID 46; Neurol 44
GU 40; Endo 40; HemOnc 40; Obgyn 40

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Am J Surg Path may 2006

CONTENT

Microadenomatosis of the Endocrine Pancreas in Patients With and Without the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome
Martin Anlauf; Regina Schlenger; Aurel Perren; Juliane Bauersfeld; Christian A. Koch; Henning Dralle; Andreas Raffel; Wolfram T. Knoefel; Eberhard Weihe; Philippe Ruszniewski; Anne Couvelard; Paul Komminoth; Philipp U. Heitz; Günter Klöppel 560-574

Pathologic Findings of Lung Tumors Diagnosed on Baseline CT Screening
and the ELCAP Investigators 606-613

Lymph Node Involvement in Ovarian Serous Tumors of Low Malignant Potential (Borderline Tumors): Pathology, Prognosis, and Proposed Classification
Jesse K. McKenney; Bonnie L. Balzer; Teri A. Longacre 614-624

Use of Chromogenic In Situ Hybridization to Identify MYCN Gene Copy Number in Neuroblastoma Using Routine Tissue Sections
Paul S. Thorner; Michael Ho; Susan Chilton-MacNeill; Maria Zielenska 635-642

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Cancer Cell may 2006

Cancer Cell May 2006 CONTENT

REVIEW
The challenges of gene expression microarrays for the study of human cancer Anna V. Tinker, Alex Boussioutas, and David D.L. Bowtell[Summary]

PAPERS
Ewing's sarcoma: General insights from a rare model Sean Davis and Paul S. Meltzer[Summary]
See also
Expression profiling of EWS/FLI identifies NKX2.2 as a critical target gene in Ewing's sarcoma Richard Smith, Leah A. Owen, Deborah J. Trem, Jenny S. Wong, Jennifer S. Whangbo, Todd R. Golub, and Stephen L. Lessnick[Summary]

PTENs
NKX3.1 stabilizes p53, inhibits AKT activation, and blocks prostate cancer initiation caused by PTEN loss Qunying Lei, Jing Jiao, Li Xin, Chun-Ju Chang, Shunyou Wang, Jing Gao, Martin E. Gleave, Owen N. Witte, Xin Liu, and Hong Wu[Summary]
The PTEN and INK4A/ARF tumor suppressors maintain myelolymphoid homeostasis and cooperate to constrain histiocytic sarcoma development in humans Daniel R. Carrasco, Tim Fenton, Kumar Sukhdeo, Marina Protopopova, Miriam Enos, Mingjian J. You, Dolores Divicio, Cristina Nogueira, Jayne Stommel, Geraldine S. Pinkus, Christopher Fletcher, Jason L. Hornick, Webster K. Cavenee, Frank B. Furnari, and Ronald A. DePinho[Summary]

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USMLE Self-Test

Office 40/48 83%
Office 38/48 78%
In-patient 15/24 62.5%
ED 11/24 45.8%
Total 72%

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Am J Path May 2006

CONTENT

REVIEW
Cancer Interaction with the Bone Microenvironment: A Workshop of the National Institutes of Health Tumor Microenvironment Study Section Michael L. Cher, Dwight A. Towler, Shahin Rafii, David Rowley, Henry J. Donahue, Evan Keller, Meenhard Herlyn, Eun Ah Cho, and Leland W.K. Chung Am J Pathol 2006;168 1405-1412 [abstract]

PAPER
Glen Roseborough, Daqing Gao, Lei Chen, Michael A. Trush, Shaoyu Zhou, G. Melville Williams, and Chiming Wei The Mitochondrial K-ATP Channel Opener, Diazoxide, Prevents Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Rabbit Spinal Cord Am J Pathol 2006 168: 1443-1451. [Abstract]

Jing-Lin Xia, Chunsun Dai, George K. Michalopoulos, and Youhua Liu Hepatocyte Growth Factor Attenuates Liver Fibrosis Induced by Bile Duct Ligation Am J Pathol 2006 168: 1500-1512. [Abstract]

Monika Kasprzycka, Miroslaw Majewski, Zhi-Jong Wang, Andrzej Ptasznik, Maria Wysocka, Qian Zhang, Michal Marzec, Phyllis Gimotty, Mark R. Crompton, and Mariusz A. Wasik Expression and Oncogenic Role of Brk (PTK6/Sik) Protein Tyrosine Kinase in LymphocytesAm J Pathol 2006 168: 1631-1641. [Abstract]

Mariana Rodríguez Zubieta, David Furman, Marcela Barrio, Alicia Inés Bravo, Enzo Domenichini, and José Mordoh Galectin-3 Expression Correlates with Apoptosis of Tumor-Associated Lymphocytes in Human Melanoma Biopsies Am J Pathol 2006 168: 1666-1675. [Abstract]

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NMS D5

54%
SO overall is
53
43
53
56
54

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JCP May 06

CONTENT

REVIEW
Molecular biology of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck B Perez-Ordoñez, M Beauchemin, and R C K JordanJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 445-453. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.007641 [Abstract]

Optimising preoperative diagnosis in phyllodes tumour of the breast R K Jacklin, P F Ridgway, P Ziprin, V Healy, D Hadjiminas, and A DarziJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 454-459. [Abstract]

FOR PATHOLOGY RESIDNT

• Computerised pathology test order entry reduces laboratory turnaround times and influences tests ordered by hospital clinicians: a controlled before and after study J I Westbrook, A Georgiou, A Dimos, and T GermanosJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 533-536. [Abstract]
• External quality assessment slide schemes: pathologists’ experiences and perceptions D M ParhamJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 530-532. [Abstract]
• Why I became a haematopathologist P G IsaacsonJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 477-478. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.034736 [Extract]

PAPERS

• An audit of the indications for the reporting of blood films: results from the National Pathology Benchmarking Study M J Galloway and J C OsgerbyJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 479-481. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.035006 [Abstract]
• COX-2 expression in ampullary carcinoma: correlation with angiogenesis process and clinicopathological variables G Perrone, D Santini, A Verzì, B Vincenzi, D Borzomati, F Vecchio, R Coppola, A Antinori, P Magistrelli, G Tonini, and C RabittiJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 492-496. [Abstract]
• Early integration of high copy HPV16 detectable in women with normal and low grade cervical cytology and histology S-M A Kulmala, S M Syrjänen, U B Gyllensten, I P Shabalova, N Petrovichev, P Tosi, K J Syrjänen, and B C JohanssonJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 513-517. [Abstract]
• HBV, HCV, and TTV detection by in situ polymerase chain reaction could reveal occult infection in hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison with blood markers M Comar, G Dal Molin, P D’Agaro, S L Crocè, C Tiribelli, and C CampelloJ Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 526-529. [Abstract]

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NMS D3 53 56

Chapter 3
Average 53
ED 54
Satellitic Clinic 47
Office 51
Hospital 63
Outpatient

Chapter 4
Average 56
Clinic NA/33
ED 48
Satellitic Clinic 50
Office 56
Hospital 78
ED/Office 100
ED/Hospital 50
Outpatient 25

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NMS D1

Chapter 1
Average 53
ED 69
Satellitic Clinic 37
Office 50
Hospital 42
Outpatient 100

Chapter 2
Clinic NA/33
Average 42
ED 53/39
Satellitic Clinic 37/40
Office 50/48
Hospital 42/32
Outpatient 100/NA
ED/Hospital 60

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