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Correlation of diagnostic yield of stereotactic brain biopsy with number of biopsy bits and site of the lesion
Our objective was to examine the reliability of histological diagnosis achieved vis a vis the number of biopsy bits obtained along a single trajectory of the stereotactic needle. A retrospective analysis of st...
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Open AccessA retrospective autopsy study of histopathologic spectrum and etiologic trend of fulminant hepatic failure from north India
Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is rapidly fatal and liver transplant is the treatment of choice. The condition is known for its heterogeneity of defining criteria, clinical presentation, histologic spectrum a...
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Open AccessMetastatic malignant melanoma in bone marrow with occult primary site – a case report with review of literature
Metastases of malignant melanoma to the bone marrow are very rare. A few case reports are published in the literature with a known primary site.
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Open AccessDown syndrome with microgranular variant of acute promyelocytic leukemia in a child: a case report
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) accounts for less than 10% of pediatric AML. Cases of APL in Down syndrome (DS) have been described in the literature rarely and it is rarer still to find the microgranular v...
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Open AccessMelanotic medullary carcinoma of thyroid – report of a rare case with brief review of literature
Melanin production in medullary carcinoma is extremely uncommon.
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Open AccessAdamantinoma: A clinicopathological review and update
Adamantinoma is a primary low-grade, malignant bone tumor that is predominantly located in the mid-portion of the tibia. The etiology of the tumor is still a matter of debate. The initial symptoms of adamantin...
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Abberant Crypt Foci – Importance in Colorectal Carcinogenesis and Expression of p53 and mdm2: A Changing Concept
Background The presence of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) represents an important preneoplastic condition of the large intestine. The ACF are used extensively as the biological end point to st...
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Open AccessMetastatic signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of bone marrow with bilateral ovarian masses: a case report
We present a case of metastatic signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of bone marrow with radiologically proven bilateral ovarian masses in a 50 year old Asian Indian female. Even after thorough search no extraovari...
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Open AccessHypocellular acute myeloid leukemia with bone marrow necrosis in young patients: two case reports
Hypocellular variants of acute myeloid leukemia are very rare and almost always occur in old aged patients. In contrast, hypocellular acute lymphoblastic leukemia usually occurs in children.
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Spinal teratomas: a clinico-pathological study of 27 patients
Spinal cord teratomas are uncommon tumours. The diagnosis is rarely suspected before surgery and final diagnosis is invariably made at histopathological examination.
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: a clinicopathological study of 32 cases
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) is a relatively newly described entity and is an important cause of intractable epilepsy. We report 32 cases of DNT who were operated and treated in our hospital ov...
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Open AccessCystic tuberculosis of the scapula in a young boy: a case report and review of the literature
Tuberculosis of the flat bones is rare and only a small percentage involves the scapular bone.
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Open AccessPsammocarcinoma of ovary with serous cystadenofibroma of contralateral ovary: a case report
Psammocarcinoma of ovary is a rare serous neoplasm characterized by extensive formation of psammoma bodies, invasion of ovarian stroma, peritoneum or intraperitoneal viscera, and moderate cytological atypia. E...
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Invasive thymoma with osseous metaplasia and cystic change in a case of myasthenia gravis: a rare presentation
A 35-year-old woman, a known case of myasthenia gravis, was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass, which was surgically removed. The preoperative clinical and radiologic diagnosis was that of a thymoma, b...
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B Cell Lymphoma Unclassifiable with Features Intermediate Between Diffuse Large B Cell and Burkitt Lymphoma—Presented with Multiple Lymphomatous Polyposis of Gastrointestinal Tract
Multiple lymphomatous polyposis is an uncommon type of primary non-Hodgkin’s gastrointestinal B cell lymphoma. It is considered to represent mantle cell lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract mainly. However, ...
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Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis related end stage liver disease in adults: evaluation from a study on living donor liver transplant recipients
That non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis (NCPF) can lead to end stage chronic liver disease (CLD) has been convincingly demonstrated only recently after the study of explant livers from clinically cirrhosis cases.
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Hepatic Mucormycosis in a Patient of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Report with Literature Review
Mucormycosis is an invasive opportunistic fungal infection associated with a high mortality rate, and normally occurs in immunocompromised patients. It can be encountered during neutropenia following chemother...
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Primary Hodgkin’s Disease of the Common Bile Duct: a Case Report and Review of Literature
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Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is accepted as a safe and minimally invasive modality for evaluation of mediastinal pathologies in adults. There is scanty literatur...
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Scurvy: A Common Co-morbid Condition in Severe Acute Malnutrition
