Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Sinonasal Papillomas and Squamous Cell Carcinomas: A PCR-based Study of 60 cases.

This study was carried out to observe the association of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) with papillomas and squamous cell carcinomas of the sinonasal region. The present study was a hospital-based study conducted over a period of three years from May, 2014 to May, 2017 in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Srinagar. A total of 196 cases of non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses were observed during the study period.

Role of Scrape Cytology as an Adjunct to Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions.

Introduction: Scrape cytology is an important diagnostic tool. It has been used in many tissue types as an adjunct or replacement for frozen section/ intra operative consultation.

Aim: This study was done to evaluate the role of scrape cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions, its role as an adjunct to Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) and application of this technique for intra-operative consultation.

Metastatic lesions: A diagnostic dilemma-retrospective study, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Background: Renal clear cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for about 3% of adult malignancies and about 90% of neoplasms of the kidney. It is most common in men aged 50 to 60 years old. RCC has different manifestations, including metastasis in uncommon sites and paraneoplastic syndromes.