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Multifaceted central nervous system metastases: An analysis of the clinicopathologic spectrum Open

Manveen Kaur, Rajpal Singh Punia, Pooja Sharma, Ranjeev Bhagat, Phiza Aggarwal , et al. · 2025

A Cytology Dataset for Early Detection of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Open

Garima Jain, Sanghamitra Pati, Mona Duggal, Amit Sethi, Abhijeet Patil , et al. · 2025

Oral squamous cell carcinoma OSCC is a major global health burden, particularly in several regions across Asia, Africa, and South America, where it accounts for a significant proportion of cancer cases. Early detection dramatically improve…

Infantile Fibromatosis Colli: Cytological Diagnosis of a Rare Entity Open

Rasheeda Mohamedali, Manveen Kaur, Pankaj Kumar, Uma Handa · 2024

Fibromatosis colli of infancy, a benign spindle cell lesion originating from sternocleidomastoid muscle, can be diagnosed under appropriate clinical settings, aided by radiological and cytological findings. If diagnosed early, unnecessary …

Foreign body pulmonary vessel embolism and granulomatosis in intravenous drug abuse: An autopsy study Open

Manveen Kaur, Rajpal Singh Punia, Rasheeda Mohamedali, Debajyoti Chatterjee, Ranjeev Bhagat , et al. · 2024

The abuse of illicit drugs causes a myriad of systemic complications. Intravenous (IV) injection of such drugs poses various additional threats, primarily due to the use of excipient materials in them. Pulmonary artery embolism with foreig…

Transformational Role of Nurses Emerged during Covid-19 at Multiple Levels of Practice in Various Settings across India Open

Deepa Chugh, Latha Venkatesan, Suba Sooria, Rekha Rani Gupta, Chris Thomas , et al. · 2024

In 2019, Covid-19 struck the world, leading to unprecedented changes in healthcare, reminiscent of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, which impacted a third of the global population within a year. The pandemic presented major challenges to the…

Prevalence and grading of coronary artery stenosis: Correlation with associated risk factors – an autopsy based study Open

Monika Sharma, Amandeep Singh, Uma Handa, Dasari Harish · 2024

Iodine-125 brachytherapy for choroidal melanoma by using Ocuprosta seeds with indigenous non-collimated plaques: Our initial experience Open

Subina Narang, Awadesh K Pandey, Gurbir Kaur, Mannat Giran, Sanjay Kumar Saxena , et al. · 2023

Purpose: Brachytherapy is the gold-standard treatment for choroidal melanoma. This study evaluated iodine-125 brachytherapy by using Ocuprosta seeds with indigenous non-collimated plaques in Asian patients. Methods: Retrospective single-ce…

Clinico-pathological Spectrum of Primary Skin Malignancies in an Indian Tertiary Care Hospital Open

Pooja Sharma, Phiza Aggarwal, Rajpal Singh Punia, Ranjeev Bhagat, Uma Handa , et al. · 2023

Background: Skin malignancies are the most common form of malignant disease in the western world, predominantly affecting older age groups. The majority of skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and mal…

Vocal Cord Nodule with Stromal Atypia: Case Report and Review of Literature Open

Rasheeda Mohamedali, Rajpal Singh Punia, Ranjeev Bhagat, Nitin Gupta, Uma Handa · 2023

Comparative Analysis of Conventional Cytology and Liquid-Based Cytology in the Detection of Carcinoma Cervix and its Precursor Lesions Open

Yashika Maheshwari, Uma Handa, Phiza Aggarwal, Bharti Goel · 2023

Context: The conventional smears (CS) and Liquid based cytology (LBC) are important tools to detect carcinoma cervix and its precursor lesions. Aims: The present study was done to compare the cytomorphological features of cervical lesions …

The Fallacies of the Breast MRI: A Case Study Open

Ekta Mishra, Narinder Kaur, Uma Handa, G. Anand · 2023

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of breasts using diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast enhancement is now well-established imaging for the evaluation and characterization of suspicious breast lesions, where it has become a probl…

Diagnostic Role of Galectin-3 Immunohistochemistry in Thyroid Lesions Open

Karishma Sarin, Ranjeev Bhagat, Rajpal Singh Punia, Arjun Das, Uma Handa · 2022

Background: Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a good diagnostic marker for thyroid cancer. Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of this marker complements the morphological assessment of a particular thyroid lesion. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Role of Intraoperative Pathology Consultation by Imprint and Scrape Cytology in Soft Tissue Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions Open

Rupali Gautam, Harsh Mohan, Uma Handa, Bhumika Bisht · 2021

Intraoperative pathologic consultation plays an essential role in therapeutic decision making, possibly avoiding under or overtreatment of the patient. Common indications for intraoperative consultation include obtaining a diagnosis in an …

Hepatocyte paraffin-1, CD10, and CD34 immunostaining as a diagnostic aid in cytologic diagnosis of hepatic cancer Open

Ashish Agarwal, Uma Handa, Reetu Kundu, Atul Sachdev, Suman Kochhar · 2021

Background: Cytomorphological distinction between hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic tumors to the liver may be difficult, especially when these have poor differentiation. The present study was done to assess the diagnostic utility of…

Severe Acute Allergic Response to Intraorbital Polymethylmethacrylate Implant Open

Sonia Phulke, Navya Naveen Kalra, Uma Handa, Subina Narang · 2021

Isolation and morphology of circulating tumor cells by cell block technique in breast cancer Open

Nandini Agrawal, Rajpal Singh Punia, Uma Handa, Ashok K. Attri · 2021

Background: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells present in the blood stream that are antigenically or genetically similar to a specific tumor type and are markers of tumor diagnosis, prognosis, residual disease and metastasis. The eve…

Chondroid syringoma: Cytomorphology of four cases and review of literature Open

Reetu Kundu, Rajpal Singh Punia, Uma Handa, Usha Dalal · 2021

Introduction: Chondroid syringoma also known as benign mixed tumor of the skin presents as a slow growing, painless dermal/subcutaneous nodule. The cytological features of this entity have been rarely described, and are limited to a few ca…

Cytodiagnosis of scalp swelling: An uncommon presentation of a common neoplasm Open

Garima Rakheja, Nandini Agrawal, Uma Handa, Anshu Palta · 2020

Suggested read for related articles: Subcutaneous nodule in the chest – Uncommon… September 3, 2021 Fine-needle aspiration of axillary swelling:… December 5, 2019 Diagnostic rescue of a silent scalp swelling by… September 16, 2019

Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Chronic Endometritis by CD138, CD3 and CD20 Open

Tarunpreet Kaur Sarpal, Ranjeev Bhagat, Rajpal Singh Punia, Pavithra H N Pavithra H N, Bharti Goyal , et al. · 2019

Background: Chronic inflammation of endometrium is often clinically silent but may present as abnormal uterine bleeding, dyspareunia, infertility, leucorrhoea and sometimes urinary symptoms.The diagnosis is often rendered on histopathologi…

Usability of donor corneas harvested from the deceased having septicaemia or malignancy Open

Tejinder Singh, Savita Arya, Uma Handa, Jagdish Chander · 2019

Context There is a wide gap between supply and demand in relation to healthy corneal grafts. Specific contraindications like infection and malignancy lead to non-usage of many grafts, despite the fact that deeming graft unhealthyness for t…

Tumor Budding and Worse Pattern of Invasion Can Predict Nodal Metastasis in Oral Cancers and Associated With Poor Survival in Early-Stage Tumors Open

Debajyoti Chatterjee, Vinisha Bansal, Vipra Malik, Ranjeev Bhagat, Rajpal Singh Punia , et al. · 2019

The management and prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) depend on tumor stage and lymph node (LN) metastasis status. Early-stage (T1/T2 N0M0) OSCC comprises a heterogeneous group. We evaluated the role of histological parameter…

P2.11-07 Lung Cancer in a Tertiary Care Setting: So Near, Yet So Far Open

Kranti Garg, S. Binji, Varinder Saini, Shama Jaswal, Uma Handa , et al. · 2018

Isolated intramuscular histoplasmosis in an elderly - diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology Open

Uma Handa · 2018

Background: Histoplasmosis is a mycotic infection commonly affecting patients with impaired immunity. It mainly manifests as pulmonary or disseminated infection. The diagnosis is often missed in non-endemic regions due to lack of suspicion…

Diagnostic utility of endometrial aspiration cytology in women with abnormal uterine bleeding Open

Uma Handa, Cherry Bansal, Phiza Aggarwal, Anju Huria, Harsh Mohan · 2018

EAC is an effective and minimally invasive procedure for the primary investigation of women with AUB.

Subcutaneous Crytococcosis Mimicking Cold Abscess Open

Ranjeev Bhagat, Vinisha Bansal, Uma Handa, Reetu Kundu, Jagdish Chander · 2018

Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by the yeast belonging to the Cryptococcus species which includes broadly two categories Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. It most commonly affects the lungs and central nervous sy…

Evaluating the unusual histological aspects of granuloma annulare: A study of 30 cases Open

Manveen Kaur, Debajyoti Chatterjee, Rajpal Singh Punia, Mala Bhalla, Uma Handa · 2018

The diagnosis of GA may be challenging owing to its diverse morphology. Acquaintance with the varied histomorphology of GA is of utmost importance to render a correct diagnosis and understand the pathogenesis.

Screening methods(clinical breast examination and mammography) to detect breast cancer in women aged 40–49 years Open

Navneet Takkar, Suman Kochhar, Priyanka Garg, Awadhesh Kumar Pandey, Usha Dalal , et al. · 2017

The study findings are in agreement with the recommendations of the World Health Organization, US preventive task force and UK guidelines that recommend screening mammography in women starting at 50 years.

Cutaneous Metastasis: A Study of 138 Cases Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Open

Uma Handa, Reetu Kundu, Kislay Dimri · 2016

Background: Cutaneous metastases can occur in a wide variety of internal malignancies and may be the first sign of a clinically silent visceral cancer. Study Design: A retrospective analysis was made of 138 cases diagnosed with cutaneous a…

Evaluation of diagnostic utility of step sections in dermatopathology: A prospective study of 200 consecutive punch biopsies Open

Ujjawal Khurana, Prashant Jerath, Rajpal Singh Punia, GP Thami, Uma Handa , et al. · 2016

Background: Obtaining deeper sections or step sections is a common practice for small skin biopsies. Much of the available literature highlights the importance of step sections in neoplastic diseases of skin. However, the routine dermatopa…

Computed tomography guided fine needle aspiration cytology of thoracic lesions: 10 year experience of an interventional pulmonologist Open

Varinder Saini, Kranti Garg, Uma Handa, Surabhi Jaggi, Ravi Garg · 2016

Background: Diagnosis of thoracic lesions may be challenging, due to various factors associated with the lesion and subsequent invasive investigations. Computed tomography guided fine needle aspiration cytology (CT-guided FNAC) is a minima…

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