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Open AccessSudden unexpected death after initial infusion of rituximab for Waldenström macroglobulinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma: an autopsy case
Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) is defined as a lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) involving the bone marrow (BM) with presence of IgM monoclonal protein, and comprises > 95% of all LPL cases. Rituximab-bas...
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Comprehensive pathological and genetic investigation of three young adult myotonic dystrophy type 1 patients with sudden unexpected death
The mechanism and pathological substrate of arrhythmogenic events in dystrophic myopathy type 1 (DM1) have not been fully established, especially for patients without progression of motor and/or cardiac disabi...
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Open AccessAn autopsy case of infective aortic aneurysm with Pasteurella multocida infection: clinicopathological appearance and a review of literatures
Here, we showed our clinicopathological findings of infected aortic aneurysm (IAA) with Pasteurella multocida, which is a Gram-negative coccobacillus and is part of the normal oral flora of many animals. The pati...
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Open AccessArgyrophilic grain disease is common in older adults and may be a risk factor for suicide: a study of Japanese forensic autopsy cases
Neuropathological diagnosis of argyrophilic grain disease (AGD) is currently based primarily on the combination of argyrophilic grain (AG) visualized using Gallyas–Braak silver staining, phosphorylated tau-pos...
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Expanding the spectrum of amyloid-β plaque pathology: the Down syndrome associated ‘bird-nest plaque’
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An autopsy case of amyloid tubulopathy exhibiting characteristic spheroid-type deposition
An 84-year-old woman with a history of haemodialysis for renal failure from approximately 1 year before death. Autopsy revealed numerous spheroid-type amyloid deposits in the kidney that were observed mainly i...
