Publications by authors named "Chatterjee Uttara"

Background: Sialoblastoma is an uncommon salivary gland neoplasm seen predominantly in the paediatric age group. It poses diagnostic challenges to the pathologists because of its rarity.

Case Report: Here, we present the cytological features of a case of sialoblastoma in 5-month-old baby boy on imprint cytology.

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Enteric fever is one of the important causes of tropical fever with a prevalence of 11-21 million cases worldwide annually. It encompasses both typhoid and paratyphoid fever. Typhi is the causative organism for typhoid fever, manifesting as an uncomplicated febrile illness to life-threatening sepsis with multiorgan dysfunction.

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is an intestinal nematode. It is widely distributed in the tropics and sub-tropics of the world. It can cause a wide array of illnesses ranging from asymptomatic autoinfection to a severe form of hyperinfection and disseminated strongyloidiasis.

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  • Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) emerges as a complication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), posing challenges for disease management and ongoing elimination efforts due to its potential for ongoing transmission.
  • In this study, researchers assessed neutrophils in PKDL patients' skin biopsies, finding increased numbers of activated neutrophils and elevated levels of inflammatory markers compared to healthy controls.
  • The findings suggest that activated neutrophils may significantly influence the inflammatory environment in PKDL, highlighting the need for further understanding of their role in the disease's progression and treatment.
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  • Hydatid disease, mainly caused by the Echinococcus granulosus parasite, usually forms cysts in organs like the liver and lungs but can rarely appear in areas like the axilla.
  • A case was reported involving a 32-year-old Indian male farmer with an 8-month-old painless mass in his left axillary region, diagnosed as a primary hydatid cyst through imaging.
  • Successful surgical excision followed antihelmintic therapy, with confirmation of the diagnosis through further examination, underscoring the need for awareness of hydatid cysts in endemic areas for better patient care.
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Background: Pheochromocytoma and extra-adrenal paragangliomas increasingly coming into light nowadays because of improved imaging techniques and biochemical investigations. There is sparse literature available regarding cytological findings of adrenal and extra-adrenal paragangliomas.

Material And Methods: We studied 16 cytological specimens retrospectively over a period of 3 years, where subsequent histological diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma or paraganglioma was available.

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Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy and even rarer in infancy. Most of these tumors in the pediatric age group are hormonally active and predominantly present with virilization. We report a case of a 1-year-3-month-old female child presenting with virilization.

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Background And Aims: Ependymomas exhibit heterogeneity across age, location, histology, molecular nature and survival suggestive of an epigenetic component in its pathogenesis. The CNS WHO classification (2021) classifies ependymomas based on DNA methylation profiles. Studies suggest that molecular sub-types remain stable throughout the course of disease.

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Background: The presence of distant metastasis is known to drastically reduce survival of adrenal pheochromocytoma (PH) and extra-adrenal paraganglioma (PGL). Therefore, predicting malignant potential has an immense impact on prognosis. Pheochtomocytoma of adrenal gland scaled score (PASS) and the grading of adrenal pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (GAPP) score are two histological algorithms used to predict metastatic potential, but neither has been regarded as 'gold-standard'.

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Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder caused by the formation of autoantibodies directed against the synapses of neuromuscular junction. It is most commonly associated with other non-thymomatous lesions. Castleman disease is one of them, which is a benign lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain origin.

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Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial malignant solid tumor in childhood. Neuroblastoma is known to metastasize in certain niche areas such as the bone, bone marrow, liver, and skin. Testicular metastasis of neuroblastoma is uncommon, and only a few cases have been reported.

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Biliary atresia (BA) is the most common cause of the obstructive type of neonatal cholestasis that requires prompt surgical intervention. About 10% of neonates with BA have other congenital anomalies, of which splenic malformation (BASM) is a well-known distinct sub-group. There is sparse literature on the association of duodenal atresia and ductal plate malformation (DPM) in patients of BASM.

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Renal cell carcinoma is uncommon in children and must be distinguished from the more common Wilms' tumor. Here, we present two cases of renal cell carcinoma in children both of whom presented with hematuria. Accurate diagnosis is essential in order to differentiate it from epithelial predominant Wilms' tumor which has vastly different prognosis and treatment.

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Primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma is a rare hepatic malignancy which requires exclusion of other primary site of origin. Clinical presentation and imaging of this tumor is nonspecific and mimics many other hepatic neoplasms. A 62-year-old female patient presents here with right hepatic mass with insidious onset and radiological features favoring a benign solid lesion suggestive of focal nodular hyperplasia.

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Superficial CD34 positive fibroblastic tumor (SCPFT) is a recently described soft tissue tumor of intermediate grade with predilection for subcutaneous and superficial fascial planes. Morphological diagnosis of these tumors can be challenging because of overlapping features with other benign and malignant soft tissue tumors of fibroblastic and myofibroblastic origin. A middle-aged man came with a subcutaneous mass in the left thigh.

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Background: Cholestatic disorders are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in infants. Characterization of these disorders and differentiating biliary atresia (BA) from other causes of intrahepatic cholestasis is an age-old problem.

Objectives: To study the spectrum of different infantile cholestatic disorders in our population, to differentiate BA from other causes of neonatal cholestasis (NC) on a liver biopsy, and validation of the available scoring system for the characterization of these disorders.

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Background: Bladder cancer, the most common malignancy of the urinary tract is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. But cystoscopy, which is till now the mainstay of screening, is an invasive, high-cost method with low sensitivity especially for flat lesions.

Aim: To find a non-invasive and effective screening method with liquid-based cytology (LBC) using The Paris System (TPS) and CK20 immunocytochemistry.

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Background: Testicular mixed germ cell tumor is common in the post-pubertal age, less so in prepuberty. There are only 3 reports of prepubertal mixed teratoma and yolk sac tumor. Two of these cases had immature teratoma component and were in the neonatal age group.

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Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor (PMT) is a rare neoplasm causing tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) and is characterized by secretion of FGF23, renal phosphate wasting and hypophosphataemia. It can be completely cured by resection and therefore its diagnosis is of utmost importance. Although the histology is well described, there is sparse literature on cytology of PMT and only three cases have been described so far.

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Lipoblastoma and lipoblastomatosis are benign fatty tumors of soft tissues that are unique to childhood. Occurrence of lipoblastoma in the labial region is infrequent and can cause diagnostic dilemma. Awareness about this entity is important to avoid hazardous treatment in young children.

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Background: Giant congenital melanocytic nevus (GCMN) is characterized by its large size and potential for transformation into melanoma. It can be associated with other neural cristopathies, including neurofibroma, however, it has not previously been described with a congenital neurofibroma.

Case Report: A newborn girl presented with a large congenital neurofibroma arising in a bathing trunk type of giant congenital melanocytic nevus.

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Chordoid glioma is an uncommon low-grade glioma and is a CNS WHO grade 2 tumour in the current WHO 2021 classification. Predominantly it is seen in the third ventricle and in young adults. Although the histological features of chordoid glioma are well documented, there is sparse literature describing its cytological features.

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