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Highlights of Current IssueEditorialsSeason's Greetings for the Christmas and New Year. With this issue of our journal, we are completing four years of successful publication in the field of Pathology and Microbiology.We are happy to announce that our journal has been indexed in Indexus Copernicus International (Poland)... Read more... Review ArticlesBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women with over 1 million new cases diagnosed world-wide each year. There has been significant progress in the past 25 years in the identification of several precursor lesions that can predispose to the development of this disease that has led to well established breast screening programmes in several countries......Read More... Cancer of unknown primary site (CUPS) is highly challenging and equally interesting problem solving activity for the surgical pathologist. Large body of clinicopathologic knowledge of various types of cancers, appropriate observational skills at the level of the microscope and incisive interpretational abilities are prerequisite for such a formidable problem solving activity.......Read More... Ovarian masses are not amenable to pre-operative biopsy and their cytologic sampling is limited to fluid examination if effusion is present. Additionally, their work-up by tumor markers and imaging studies may not be accurate. Since surgical management depends on their nature, the frozen section becomes a valuable tool that provides a primary diagnosis which gives a sense of direction to the operating surgeon as to the extent of surgery and also determines whether there is need for further work-up e.g. microbiologic examination, need for molecular studies etc...Read More... Surgical oncologic practice in breast cancer thrives on robust pathology support. With approximately 75,000 new cases of breast cancer occurring in India per year, breast cancer is the second most common malignancy with an AAR in Mumbai of about 30 cases per 100,000...Read More... Immunofluorescence techniques are an invaluable integral component of diagnostic tool-kit for dermatological disorders like bullous lesions, autoimmune disorders and vasculitis. Since their invention in 1941, some modifications have been made but the basic techniques have not much changed...Read More... Laboratories in India have been increasingly using LIS and LMIS software systems to automate and enhance their operational efficiency, quality of services and convenience within the laboratory. Hospitals, physicians and other health providers also have been using practice management systems and HMIS systems...Read More... Original ArticlesVarious hemoglobinopathies are one of the major public health problems in Gujarat, a state located in western part of INDIA. An accurate diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies is very important for management and prevention...Read More... Deferrals lead to loss of precious whole blood donors (WBD) and blood units available for transfusion purposes. Knowledge of rate and causes of donor deferral can guide the recruitment strategy for whole blood donors...Read More... Post operative wound infections are the commonest nosocomial infection and responsible for the increasing cost, morbidity and mortality related to surgical operations. Since the birth of surgery, surgical wound infection has been major complication...Read More... The presence of inducible amp C ß-lactamase is a characteristic of some gram negative bacteria i.e. Enterobacter species. The clavulinic acid a beta lactamase inhibitor can induce production of beta lactamase in such bacteria...Read More... Case ReportsA case of Hyalinizing spindle cell tumor with giant rosettes (HSCTGR) was diagnosed in a 20 year old female presenting with a large retroperitoneal mass. Because of the similarity of this lesion with low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) and the indolent course of the lesion, a long term follow up has been advised after the complete excision of the tumour...Read More... Primary small cell carcinoma (SCC) of bladder is rare and has poor prognosis. We report a case of primary SCC, bladder in a 70 years old man with history of hematuria, frequency and burning micturition for 4-5 months. He underwent laparoscopic radical cystectomy which was diagnosed as primary SCC, bladder, TNM stage pT3a N0 M0. Over follow up of 9 months he is doing well...Read More... Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare malignant tumor of the endometrium, occurring in the age group of 40–50 years. This article describes the morphological features of one such tumour discovered as finding in a hysterectomy specimen of a 35 year lady with a clinical diagnosis of dysfunctional uterine bleeding with multiple fibroids...Read More... A 60 years old female patient presented to ophthalmology department of Guru Gobindsingh General Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat for evaluation of a painless and progressively increasing swelling in the right lower lid since approximately one year...Read More... |
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