Cytomorphological Spectrum of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Its Correlation with Hormonal Profile and Hematological Parameters.

Introduction: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is a well-known autoimmune disorder of the thyroid diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and a common cause of hypothyroidism in women. Often serological and hematological parameters are additional investigations aiding the diagnosis of this entity.

Aim: To grade HT based on cytomorphology and to correlate the cytological grades with thyroid hormone status and basic hematological parameters.

Isolated Skull Metastasis of Follicular Carcinoma Thyroid in an Elderly Female: A Rare Case.

Isolated skull metastasis from a well differentiated follicular thyroid carcinoma, as the presenting feature is a rare manifestation. We report a case of a 79-year-old female who presented to us with only a painful, gradually increasing scalp swelling with associated pain and blurring of vision over the past few days. Neuroimaging findings strongly favoured a diagnosis of meningioma.

Composite Hemangioendothelioma: Report of a Rare Case.

Composite Hemangioendothelioma (CHE) is a new entity classified under the Heman gioendothelioma (HE) group of tumours. It is an extremely rare vascular neoplasm of low to moderate malignancy. Very few cases have been described in the literature.

Lymph Node Fibrosis in a Case of Primary Lymphoedema- A Report of Two Cases.

Lymphoedema can be classified into primary and secondary. Primary lymphoedema arise in patients where the cause is not known. Secondary lymphoedema are those in which the lymph system has been damaged by some well recognised pathological process, such as extensive malignancy, filariasis, radiation etc.

Effectiveness of Pooled Platelet Transfusion in Concordant and Discordant Groups among Dengue Patients.

Introduction: Dengue affects more than 50 million people per year and is one of the most common causes of severe thrombocytopaenia. Thrombocytopaenia is a common complication of dengue and other viral fevers apart from malaria, typhoid, leptospirosis, leukaemia and megaloblastic anaemia. A platelet count of <20,000/μl is characteristically seen in dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue fever.

Eccrine Porocarcinoma of the Scalp: A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature.

Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) is a potentially lethal neoplasm of the skin that arises from the intraepidermal portion of the eccrine sweat glands. It was previously known as eccrine adenocarcinoma or malignant eccrine poroma. It commonly occurs between 60 to 80 years of age, usually arising from hands and feet.

Necrotizing Sialometaplasia of the Hard Palate: A Rare Entity of Dilemma on Cytology, Confirmatory on Histopathology.

Necrotizing sialometaplasia is a rare, benign reactive necrotizing lesion, involving sites where salivary gland tissue is usually present. The importance of this lesion is that it mimics malignancy clinically leading to treatments ranging from conservative excision to total maxillectomy. Cytologically and histologically also the lesion is often confused with neoplasms.

Solitary Angiokeratoma: Report of Two Uncommon Cases.

Angiokeratomas are rare benign vascular skin lesions arising in isolation or in groups of multiple lesions, as solitary cutaneous forms or generalized systemic forms. They are ectasias of dermal capillaries with an acanthotic and hyperkeratotic epidermis. They can occur in both healthy individuals and in those with underlying systemic disease due to inherited enzyme deficiency or other acquired predisposing factors.

Isolated primary renal echinococcosis: a rare entity.

Primary renal echinococcosis, a rare entity in diseases involving the kidney, accounts for 2-3 % of all cases. We present a case of 37-year-old female presenting with pain in the right iliac fossa. Radiologically, both ultrasound abdomen and CECT diagnosed as hydatid cyst, mild to moderate hydronephrosis, proximal hydroureterosis, and a possibility of rupturing into the pelvicalyceal system.