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View article: Correlation of prostate-specific antigen levels with Gleason score and tumor percentage on prostate needle biopsy in prostate cancer
Correlation of prostate-specific antigen levels with Gleason score and tumor percentage on prostate needle biopsy in prostate cancer Open
Introduction: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) plays an important role in the detection of prostate cancer. Although it has high sensitivity and low specificity, it is still used clinically. A biopsy is recommended if any abnormality is det…
View article: A Rare Case of Breast Carcinoma: An Entity Posing Cytological Challenge
A Rare Case of Breast Carcinoma: An Entity Posing Cytological Challenge Open
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an important and primary screening tool for all breast lumps with high level of sensitivity and specificity. Diagnosing the rare breast carcinoma on FNAC is very challenging on account of various m…
View article: Post Cesarean Surgical Site Infection with Mycobacterium Abscessus Sp. Massiliense
Post Cesarean Surgical Site Infection with Mycobacterium Abscessus Sp. Massiliense Open
Objective: Surgical site infections (SSIs) owing to nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) have emerged as an important cause of hospital-acquired SSI leading to great morbidity and mortality. Among NTM, Mycobacterium abscessus is reported in t…
View article: Unique tumors come in small packages
Unique tumors come in small packages Open
Introduction: Nonhematologic tumors in children differ biologically and histologically from adults in terms of incidence, type of tumor, and tendency to regress spontaneously. The study was aimed to evaluate the pattern, frequency, and his…
View article: Intraluminal Endometriosis
Intraluminal Endometriosis Open
The case presents an incidental finding of a rare variety of endometrioses in both the fallopian tubes termed intraluminal endometriosis in a 52-year-old female.
View article: Not Just Skin Deep: Multiple Cutaneous Nodules As the First Presenting Sign of Small Cell Cancer
Not Just Skin Deep: Multiple Cutaneous Nodules As the First Presenting Sign of Small Cell Cancer Open
A 65 years old male, chronic smoker (30 pack years), presented with complaints of dyspnea (mMRC grade2), cough (dry in nature), loss of appetite, loss of weight (> 5 kgs), weakness, bony pains, feverish feeling and easy fatigability for la…
View article: Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the masseter muscle: a rare clinicopathological diagnosis
Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the masseter muscle: a rare clinicopathological diagnosis Open
Epithelioid angiosarcoma (EA) is a subtype of angiosarcoma which is a rare tumor of endothelial origin. Here, we report a case of 15-year-old boy who presented with soft tissue mass lesion in the parotid region mimicking as a benign paroti…
View article: Comparative Analysis of Bone Marrow Aspiration Smears, Touch Imprints and Trephine Biopsy in Haematological Malignancies
Comparative Analysis of Bone Marrow Aspiration Smears, Touch Imprints and Trephine Biopsy in Haematological Malignancies Open
Introduction: Inspection of the bone marrow is considered one of the most valuable diagnostic tool to evaluate hematologic malignancies.This study compares all three techniques of bone marrow aspiration (BMA), bone marrow imprint (BMI) and…
View article: Clinico-pathological spectrum of cutaneous sarcoidosis: an experience from a government institute in North India
Clinico-pathological spectrum of cutaneous sarcoidosis: an experience from a government institute in North India Open
Background and aims. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology and cutaneous involvement is the second most frequent manifestation in systemic sarcoidosis. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the clinic…
View article: Rare Incidental Detection Of Bombay Blood Group In A Patient Of Marfans Syndrome With Subsequent Clustering And Unusual Inheritance Pattern In Four Individuals Of Same Family In South West Region Of Punjab
Rare Incidental Detection Of Bombay Blood Group In A Patient Of Marfans Syndrome With Subsequent Clustering And Unusual Inheritance Pattern In Four Individuals Of Same Family In South West Region Of Punjab Open
The Bombay Blood Group (Oh) is characterized by absence of normal ABH antigens and presence of corresponding antibodies in serum.This blood group is suspected when a sample doesn't show any reaction to anti-A and anti-B antibodies just lik…
View article: Congenital Cervical Teratoma Mimicking as Neuroblastoma on Cytology: A Diagnostic Pitfall
Congenital Cervical Teratoma Mimicking as Neuroblastoma on Cytology: A Diagnostic Pitfall Open
Cervical teratomas are very rare tumors, accounting for approximately 3%–5% of all pediatric teratomas with predominance in females. Most common site of cervical teratoma is sacrococcygeal region and occurrence in cervical region is a rare…
View article: Thymic amyloidoma mimicking sclerosing thymoma in a triple vessel disease patient: An incidental finding
Thymic amyloidoma mimicking sclerosing thymoma in a triple vessel disease patient: An incidental finding Open
A 65 year old man who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for triple vessel disease was found to have enlarged thymus. Biopsy of the thymic mass revealed localised amyloid deposits demonstrating strong apple green birefringence o…
View article: Histopathological Spectrum of Bone Changes in Skeletal Metastasis
Histopathological Spectrum of Bone Changes in Skeletal Metastasis Open
Background: Metastatic carcinoma is the most common secondary malignant tumor affecting the bone. Bone is the third most common site for metastasis after lung and liver. The present study was planned to analyze the histomorphological patte…
View article: Clinicopathological spectrum of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
Clinicopathological spectrum of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis Open
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is an uncommon and distinct type of chronic infective pyelonephritis causing destruction of the kidney, severely affecting the renal function. The perinephric adipose tissue and peritoneum is not un…
View article: Quality Analysis of Haematological Parameters of Whole Blood, Packed Red Blood Cells and Platelet Concentrate: A Study from Tertiary Care Hospital of Northern India
Quality Analysis of Haematological Parameters of Whole Blood, Packed Red Blood Cells and Platelet Concentrate: A Study from Tertiary Care Hospital of Northern India Open
Introduction: The ultimate goal of blood transfusion services is to provide whole blood and blood components that are safe, efficacious and potent to the recipients. Building blocks of quality include- quality control, quality assurance an…
View article: Significance of Cytological Diagnosis in Benign Salivary Gland Lesion
Significance of Cytological Diagnosis in Benign Salivary Gland Lesion Open
A diffuse, chronic, non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic usually bilateral, enlargement of major salivary glands is termed as Sialadenosis or sialosis. It is an uncommon cause for enlargement of the parotid gland. We here by describe two patie…
View article: Kimura disease: case report and brief review of literature
Kimura disease: case report and brief review of literature Open
Kimura disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown cause, primarily seen in young Asian males. The disease is characterized by painless subcutaneous swelling, blood and tissue eosinophilia and raised IgE levels. Early diagno…
View article: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Nasal Cavity in an Adolescent Male- A Rare Presentation
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Nasal Cavity in an Adolescent Male- A Rare Presentation Open
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) is uncommonly found outside the major or minor salivary glands and is especially rare when located in nasal cavity. A case report of 13 year old boy who presented with mass in nasal cavity and epistaxis is pr…
View article: Spiradenocylindroma of skin: A hybrid tumor
Spiradenocylindroma of skin: A hybrid tumor Open
Spiradenocylindroma is a rare occurrence where tumor has histological features of both spiradenoma and cylindroma in single nodular lesion. Due to dual histomorphological features in a single lesion, it is considered as a hybrid tumor. We …
View article: THYMIC CARCINOMA - A RARE CASE REPORT
THYMIC CARCINOMA - A RARE CASE REPORT Open
Introduction. Thymic carcinoma is a rare, invasive mediastinal neoplasm with a tendency to metastasize. They constitute a heterogeneous group of tumors that present differently in terms of both behavior and prognosis. Case report. We prese…
View article: Significance of sperm characteristics in the evaluation of male infertility in a tertiary care centre
Significance of sperm characteristics in the evaluation of male infertility in a tertiary care centre Open
Background: Infertility is both a clinical and a public problem. Standard semen analysis is the surrogate measure of male fertility in clinical practiceto determine prevalence of low sperm count including oligozoospermia and azoospermia an…
View article: Leiomyoma of Testis –Rare Benign Mimicker of Testicular Malignancy
Leiomyoma of Testis –Rare Benign Mimicker of Testicular Malignancy Open
Leiomyomas are benign tumours that originate from any organ containing smooth muscles. The testis is an extremely rare site. We report a case of testicular leiomyoma in a 50-year-old. Testis-associated leiomyomas are a benign and rare dise…