Volume 19 (2024)
Volume 18 (2023)
Volume 17 (2022)
Volume 16 (2021)
Volume 15 (2020)
Volume 14 (2019)
Volume 13 (2018)
Volume 12 (2017)
Volume 11 (2016)
Volume 10 (2015)
Volume 9 (2014)
Volume 8 (2013)
Volume 7 (2012)
Volume 6 (2011)
Volume 5 (2010)
Volume 4 (2009)
Volume 3 (2008)
Volume 2 (2007)
Volume 1 (2006)
Eight-year Study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mashhad, Northeast of Iran

Reza Akhavan; Zahra Meshkat; Mehrangiz Khajekaramadini; Mojtaba Meshkat

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2013, , Pages 73-80

Abstract
  Background & Objectives: Tuberculosis is one of the greatest health problems in Iran. The distribution of the disease is not equal in all parts of the country. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of positive results for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples referred to an academic ...  Read More

Root Cause and Error Analysis
Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2014, , Pages 81-88

Abstract
  Error is an inevitable part of life and cannot be completely eliminated, but it can be minimized. A root cause analysis is a technique for understanding the systematic error causes that is involved beyond a person or people to implement an errors and including field and environmental causes of errors ...  Read More

Time Course of Axotomy-induced Changes in Synaptophysin Pattern and Synaptic Reaction of Spinal Motoneurons in Adult Rat

Alireza Azizzadeh Delshad; Taki Tiraihi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , June 2007, , Pages 83-88

Abstract
  Background and Objective: Evaluation of degenerative changes of motoneurons and their related synapses can be useful in understanding the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and their potential treatment. The present electron microscopic and immunohistochemical study investigates the axotomy-induced ...  Read More

Fibrogenesis: Mechanisms, Dynamics and Clinical Implications

Mark Daniel Wilson

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2015, , Pages 83-88

https://doi.org/10.7508/ijp.2015.02.001

Abstract
  Fibrosis is the pathological condition resulting in the growth of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or body system as a reparative or reactive process. In the field of clinical pathology, clinicians and medical scientists are endeavoring to translate experimental knowledge into effective, ...  Read More

Biology & Genetic
The Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Infants and Children

Alireza Abdollahi; Hana Saffar

Volume 11, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 89-96

Abstract
  It is estimated that the number of HIV infected children globally has increased from 1.6 million in 2001 to 3.3 million in 2012. The number of children below 15 years of age living with HIV has increased worldwide. Published data from recent studies confirmed dramatic survival benefit for infants started ...  Read More

Chromosomal Analysis Of Couples With Bad Obstetric Histoty

Ali Mohamad Malekasgar; Mohamad Esmaeil Motlagh; Mahmood Hashemi Tabar; Mohamad Ali Ghafari

Volume 1, Issue 3 , June 2006, , Pages 91-98

Abstract
  Background and Objective: Pregnancy termination and recurrent abortion are one of the common complications during pregnancy and in patients with a bad obstetric history. Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 154 individuals including 75 couples four single women from different communities ...  Read More

The Relationship between Cytokeratins 7 and 20 Expression, and Prognostic Factors in Colon Adenocarcinoma: An Immunohistochemical Study

Mohammad Hossein Gheini; Noushin Jalayer Naderi

Volume 12, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 94-98

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.2017.24772

Abstract
  Background & Objective: The role of synchronized expression pattern of cytokeratin (CK) 7 and CK20 in the prognosis of colon adenocarcinoma is unclear. The current study aimed at determining the relationship between the expression of cytokeratins 7 and 20 and prognostic factors in colon adenocarcinoma. ...  Read More

Molecular Pathology
Evaluation of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Association with Clinical-Pathological Factors in Malignant Melanoma

Amir Hossein Jafarian; Nema Mohammadian Roshan; Masoumeh Gharib; Vahid Moshirahmadi; Aida Tasbandi; Amir Ali Ayatollahi; Hossein Ayatollahi

Volume 14, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 96-103

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.14.2.96

Abstract
  Background and Objective: The primary goal of this study is to develop a rigorous understanding ofthe correlation between COX-2 expression and malignant melanoma prognostic factors. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed 60 cases of cutaneous malignant melanoma. The related ...  Read More

Breast Pathology
D2-40 A Helpful Marker in Assessment of Lymphatic Vessel Invasion in Carcinoma of BreastTumor characteristic Number of cases (percentage %)

Zeinab Vosough; Shima Golbini; Majid Sharbatdaran; Akramossadat Hosseini

Volume 16, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 96-102

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.2020.114511.2245

Abstract
  Background & Objective: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Iranian women and worldwide. Lymphatic vessel invasion (LVI) was found to be an independent prognostic factor in many carcinomas, including invasive carcinoma of the breast. The aim of this study was to compare the hematoxylin ...  Read More

Prevalence of Atherosclerotic Plaques in Autopsy Cases with Noncardiac Death

Seyed Abbass Tabatabaei Yazdi; Alireza Rezaei; Jafar Bordbar Azari; Aria Hejazi; Mohammad Taghi Shakeri; Mahdi Karimi Shahri

Volume 4, Issue 3 , June 2009, , Pages 101-104

Abstract
    Background and Objective: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) following atherosclerosis is the most common cause of cardiac deaths world wide. We aimed to investigate the pathologic features of atherosclerosis in non cardiac death cases to have an estimate of atherosclerosis prevalence in Mashad (North ...  Read More

Comparing the Efficacy of Virtual and Conventional Methods in Teaching Practical Pathology to Medical Students

Alireza Abdollahi; Samaneh Salarvand; Hiva Saffar

Volume 13, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 108-112

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.13.2.108

Abstract
  Electronic learning introduces a teaching device for deeper and more efficient learning. A study was conducted by the Pathology Department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The topic of practical pathology was selected earlier based on the curriculum. High-quality digital images ...  Read More

Determination of CD117 Expression in Glial Tumors and Its Comparison between High Grade and Low Grade Tumors

Azadeh Rajeipour; Arash Dehghan; Hosein Mahjoub

Volume 5, Issue 3 , June 2010, , Pages 109-116

Abstract
     Background and Objective: Gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors. Despite therapeutic advances, the majority of gliomas do not respond to either chemo or radiotherapy. CD117, the gene product of c-kit has been expressed in cells of glial tumors. Because gastrointestinal stromal ...  Read More

Remodeling Of Average Of Patients QC Method To Maximize Lengths Of Analytical Runs In Regional Reference Laboratories

Peyman Mohammadi Torbati; Hamid Seyed Javadi

Volume 3, Issue 3 , June 2008, , Pages 113-118

Abstract
    Background and Objective: Improved and modified automation will require the development of smart process control systems that provide on-line decisions to release patients’ test results based on high analytical quality assurance formula. Materials and Methods: We collected patients’ ...  Read More

Infectious Diseases
Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Following Post-COVID-19 Infection in Iran

Parisa Khorasani Esmaili; Shahriar Dabiri; Tooraj Reza Mirshekari; Fatemeh Nabipour; Ayeh Shamsadini; Hadi Eslami; Mohammad Ali Damghani; Ali Asghar Arabi; Maryam Amizadeh; Fatemeh Fani; Navid Gharaei; Shiva Pouradeli

Volume 18, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 116-124

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.2023.545953.2845

Abstract
  Background & Objective: Mucormycosis (also called black fungus) is an opportunistic serious fungal infection caused by mucormycetes. It can occur in diabetes mellitus patients and other immunosuppressive conditions with recent predisposing factors such as maxillofacial surgery and corticosteroid ...  Read More

Is “Basal-like” Carcinoma of the Breast a Distinct Clinicopathologic Entity? A Critical Review with Cautionary Notes

Farid Moinfar

Volume 2, Issue 4 , September 2007, , Pages 127-143

Abstract
  This review deals with studies that have used cDNA microarrays and immunohistochemistry to identify a subtype of breast carcinoma recently known as “basal-like” carcinoma. The key breast carcinoma studies are critically discussed to highlight methodological problems in cohort selection, definitions, ...  Read More

Morphological Changes in Hippocampal Ca1 Area in Diabetic Rats: A Golgi-impregnation Study

Mehrdad Roghani; Mohammad Taghi Joghataie; Mohammad Reza Jalali Nadoushan; Tourandokht Baluchnejadmojarad; Farshad Roghani Dehkordi

Volume 1, Issue 4 , September 2006, , Pages 135-140

Abstract
  Background and Objective: Although diabetes mellitus is known to be one of the risk factors for dementia but neuropathic changes in the brain of diabetic patients have not been completely revealed. Therefore, this research study was done to evaluate structural changes in pyramidal neurons of hippocampal ...  Read More

Hematological and Biological Markers of Neonatal Sepsis

Rajesh Singh Laishram; Ranjana Devi Khuraijam

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2013, , Pages 137-146

Abstract
    Septicemia in neonates is the commonest cause of mortality. Early recognition and diagnosis of neonatal sepsis remains a challenge because of the variable and nonspecific clinical presentation. The laboratory criteria are often non specific and not fully reliable. The objective of this review ...  Read More

Evaluation of Expression of EGFR, HER-2 and COX-2 in Colorectal Cancer

Behrang Kazeminegad; Abbas Mirafsharieh; Freidoon Solhjoo

Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2012, , Pages 139-144

Abstract
  Background and objective: EGFR and HER-2 are two members of ERbB/HER family of Type I Transmembrane growth factor receptors. Cox2 is an enzyme responsible for the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins, which has a major role in angiogenesis and can modelate tumor growth. The aim of this study ...  Read More

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Neck Lymphoid Masses

Mohammad Rakhshan; Azadeh Rakhshan

Volume 4, Issue 4 , September 2009, , Pages 147-150

Abstract
  Background and Objective: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a well-established method of diagnosis in palpable masses of various sites. This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of FNAC as a diagnostic tool in the management of patients with cervical lymphadenopathy. Patients and Methods: ...  Read More

Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Chronic Deliberating Disease of Oral Cavity

Farzeen Tanwir; Humera Akhlaq

Volume 6, Issue 4 , September 2011, , Pages 165-172

Abstract
  Oral submucous fibrosis is chronic progressive condition of oral cavity. The condition is well recognized for its malignant potential. Usually the disease initiates with redness, blistering, and ulceration inside the mouth. It is characterized by progressive fibrosis of submucosal tissue. The pathogenesis ...  Read More

Plasmapheresis- Review Article

Alireza Abdollahi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , July 2014, , Pages 167-180

Abstract
  Plasmapheresis, which is defined as the removal of plasma, can be either "adjusted plasma" or “exchange of plasma”. The former is defined as selective withdrawal of certain (un)-pathological plasma components in different ways such as perfusion and then returning the remained donor plasma ...  Read More

Diagnostic Value of Proliferatin Index Including MIB1 and Argyrophilic Nucleolar Organizer Regions Proteins in Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors

Etrat Javadi Rad; Seyed Hamid Madani; Sedigheh Khazaei; Mahtab Rahbar

Volume 5, Issue 4 , September 2010, , Pages 167-172

Abstract
    Background and Objectives: Uterine smooth muscle tumors are the most common human neoplasm .They are divided clinically as benign and malignant but there is  another group of  lesions which is difficult to place in these two categories ,so-called smooth  muscle tumors of uncertain ...  Read More

An Efficient Method For DNA Extraction From Paraffin Wax Embedded Tissues For PCR Amplification Of Human And Viral DNA

R, Salehi; B. Tabanifar; E. Asgarani; M. Faghihi; T. Allame

Volume 3, Issue 4 , September 2008, , Pages 173-178

Abstract
    Background and Objective: Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues are a valuable source of DNA for molecular studies. We designed and optimized an efficient procedure for DNA extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues. Materials and Methods: Seventy three blocks of cervical paraffin-embedded ...  Read More

The Spindle Cell Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity

Thorakkal Shamim

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2015, , Pages 175-184

https://doi.org/10.7508/ijp.2015.03.001

Abstract
  Spindle cell neoplasms are defined as neoplasms that consist of spindle-shaped cells in the histopathology. Spindle cell neoplasms can affect the oral cavity. In the oral cavity, the origin of the spindle cell neoplasms may be traced to epithelial, mesenchymal and odontogenic components. This article ...  Read More