SMA; Actin (Smooth Muscle) IHCDB
Definition: An anti-SMA antibody labels smooth muscle cells, myofibroblasts and myoepithelial cells, and is useful for the identification of leiomyomas, leiomyosarcomas, and pleomorphic adenomas.
It is expressed by :
myofibroblastic tumors
smooth muscle tumors as leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas
some skeletal muscle tumors as some rhabdomyosarcomas
See also
actin microfilaments
immunohistochemical (...)
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smooth muscle actin
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endomyocardial biopsy
13 April 2011EMB
Links
endomyocardial biopsy at Society for Cardiovascular Pathology http://scvp.net/acr/index.html
Digital slides
NCK2-18: normal endomyocardial biopsy (PAS) and NCK2-19: normal endomyocardial biopsy (PAS diastase)
Case 269 : Normal myocardium
See also
heart endocardium myocardium pericardium -
rectal mucosa
25 May 2011Histology
Case 179: Normal rectal biopsy - HE and Acetylcholinesterase (Frozen section) -
colonic mucosa
18 December 2003colorectal mucosa
Images
https://twitter.com/guiahistologia/status/654383222281801728
References
Goldman H, Antonioli DA. Mucosal biopsy of the rectum, colon, and distal ileum. Hum Pathol. 1982 Nov;13(11):981-1012. PMID: #6759364# -
skin
29 August 2003Adj. cutaneous / cutaneous system
Components
epidermis
dermis
cutaneous appendages
sudoral glands
sebaceous glands
hair follicles and hair
hypodermis (subcutis )
Pathology (dermatopathology )
cutaneous developmental anomalies
cutaneous anomalies
cutaneous lesional syndromes
cutaneous diseases
cutaneous tumors
Videos
normal skin by Jerad Gardner
https://youtu.be/yQQ2Dmz42Vs
Thin skin (by Washington Deceit)
http://www.youtube.com/v/-KmfEbKmKFw
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splenic red pulp
13 March 2007Definition: The red pulp is the area of spleen in between white pulp and consists of open sinuses and cellular cords. The red pulp can be expanded markedly by venous congestion, extramedullary hematopoiesis, or by involvement by leukemias.
Histology
The red pulp is composed of a three dimensional meshwork of splenic cords and splenic sinuses.
splenic cords
The splenic cords are composed of reticular fibers, reticular cells, and associated macrophages (Saito et al., 1988).
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tonsils
18 November 2004Types
palatine tonsil
lingual tonsil
Pathology
tonsillar anomalies tonsillitis
tonsillar diseases
tonsil tumors
Videos
Histology of the palatine tonsil (by Washington Deceit) http://www.youtube.com/v/aZO9IAj-qq0
Histology of a lingual tonsil (by Washington Deceit) http://www.youtube.com/v/FKAfjzjX9Mg
Histology of a pharyngeal tonsil (by Washington Deceit) http://www.youtube.com/v/NDuma70IN08
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oral cavity (...) -
Physeal growth plate
13 January 2005physeal growth zone, epiphyseal growth zone, physis
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corpsus albicans
25 June 2007Videos
Corpus albicans (by Washington Deceit)
Corpus luteum (by Washington Deceit)
See also
Ovaries corpus luteum -
epithelial anomalies
11 July 2003Epitheliums, epithelia, epithelium. Adj. epithelial
Types
simple epitheliums
simple squamous epithelium
simple cuboidal epithelium
simple columnar epithelium
simple ciliated columnar epithelium
pseudostratified columnar ciliated epitheliums
pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium with goblet cells
respiratory epithelium
stratified epitheliums
stratified squamous nonkeratinizing epithelium
stratified squamous nonkeratinizing epithelium
stratified squamous (...)