Classifying tumour infiltrating lymphocytes in oral squamous cell carcinoma histopathology using joint learning framework.

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common form of oral cancer, with increasing global incidence and have poor prognosis. Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are recognized as a key prognostic indicator and play a vital role in OSCC grading. However, current methods for TILs quantification are based on subjective visual assessments, leading to inter-observer variability and inconsistent diagnostic reproducibility.

CareHPV, Papanicolaou Positivity Status, and Their Association With Behavioral Risk Factors in Rural Women of Kamrup District, Assam, India.

Background And Objectives: Screening of rural women of Assam by careHPV test for high-risk HPV (hr-HPV) DNA and Papanicolaou (PAP) test for abnormal cytology.

Method: This prospective cross-sectional study included 480 non-pregnant women participants aged 20-70 years from Kamrup District, Assam. Two cervical scrap samples were obtained from eligible enrolled women.

Insights into AI advances in immunohistochemistry for effective breast cancer treatment: a literature review of ER, PR, and HER2 scoring.

Breast cancer is a significant health challenge, with accurate and timely diagnosis being critical to effective treatment. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining is a widely used technique for the evaluation of breast cancer markers, but manual scoring is time-consuming and can be subject to variability. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is an increasing interest in using machine learning and deep learning approaches to automate the scoring of ER, PR, and HER2 biomarkers in IHC-stained images for effective treatment.

Can Radiological Tumour Thickness Predict Pathological Prognostic Factors in Clinicoradiologically Node-Negative Oral Squamous Carcinoma? A Prospective Study.

Background: This research investigates potential connections between radiological tumour thickness determined by CT scans and various pathological prognostic factors. These factors include pathological tumour thickness (pTT), pathological depth of invasion (DOI), and positive cervical nodal metastasis. This analysis focuses on cases of clinicoradiologically node-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa.

Concordance of Frozen Section Diagnosis of Epithelial Ovarian Neoplasm and Discussing the Diagnostic Pitfalls: An Institutional Experience.

 Ovarian neoplasm is the third most common malignancy in Indian women. Intraoperative diagnosis becomes the critical guiding tool for the surgeons to take the decisions on the extent of surgery specially when preserving fertility has to be considered.  The aim of this study is to evaluate the concordance of intraoperative diagnosis of frozen section (IFS) of ovarian epithelial neoplasm at our institute and to review and discuss the diagnostic pitfalls along with the review of literature.

Liposarcoma of Larynx-A Case Report and Updated Review of Literature.

Liposarcomas of the larynx is an extremely rare entity, and less than 50 cases have been published in English language literature. It is a malignant mesenchymal tumour arising from adipose tissue with a very high propensity for local recurrence. Well-differentiated liposarcomas are the most common variety but are challenging to diagnose because of their resemblance with benign tumors like lipoma and other malignant soft tissue sarcomas like myxoid chondrosarcoma.

Significance of Pattern of Invasion in Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma-A Retrospective Study from a Regional Cancer Center of North-East India.

 Many multiparametric models and scoring systems had been proposed in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) to predict the survival and recurrence, out of which pattern of invasion (POI) is gaining focus recently.  We conducted a retrospective study with the aim to see the prognostic significance of the POI and other parameters such as depth of invasion, perineural invasion (PNI), and lymph node status in OTSCC.  The slides of already diagnosed OTSCC cases were prepared from January 2015 to December 2017 records and studied by two pathologists for different patterns using Brandwein-Gensler scoring system.

Carcinoid ovary with synchronous carcinoid tumour of the appendix: report of a rare occurrence with review of literature.

Carcinoid tumours are present in a wide range of organs but most frequently involve the gastrointestinal tract and rarely reported in gynaecological organs. Literature reports that the prevalence of ovarian carcinoid is 0.3%-1% of ovarian neoplasms and accounts for only 5% of ovarian teratomas.

Pelvic Exenteration for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: an Initial Experience from North-east India.

Unlabelled: Pelvic exenteration is a surgery done to achieve margin negative resection in locally advanced rectal cancer infiltrating pelvic organs anterior to it. A retrospective observational study of patients undergoing pelvic exenteration for locally advanced rectal cancer was done at a single surgical unit of a tertiary care cancer centre. The period of study was from 1st January 2019 to 30th June 2021.

Prevalence of Molecular Subtypes of Breast Carcinoma and Its Comparison between Two Different Age Groups: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India.

The aim of the study is to see the prevalence of different molecular subtypes in breast cancer patients among two different age groups: ≤40 years and >40 years. Retrospective study was conducted from January 2019 to December 2019. We studied 568 cases of breast carcinoma and classified them into four molecular subtypes-luminal A, luminal B, human epidermal growth factor-2 (HER 2), and triple negative.

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Using a Single-Dye Technique in a Cancer Center of North-East India: Cancer Epidemiology, Screening and diagnosis.

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the first node to receive the drainage directly from a tumor. SLN biopsy can be done in lieu of a formal lymphadenectomy in selected clinically node-negative cancers and minimizes morbidity compared with the latter. This prospective study was done in patients with operable clinically node-negative breast cancer, penile cancer, and malignant melanoma of extremities in a cancer center of North-east India from January 2019 to December 2019.

Experience with Orbital Tumors from a Tertiary Cancer Centre of North East India: A Pathology Perspective.

 The orbit is an anatomically complex structure comprising the globe, extraocular muscles, fat, vascular, nervous, glandular, and connective tissues. A wide variety of neoplasms can arise from different orbital structures, which can create a diagnostic challenge to the pathologists. No formal study has been conducted in this regard in North East India.

Effectiveness of ultrasonography and computed tomography in assessing thyroid cartilage invasion in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers.

Objective: To evaluate the adequacy of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) in the assessment of thyroid cartilage invasion in patients with airway cancer.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-two consecutive patients referred to our institute underwent US and CT to stage laryngeal ( = 27) or hypopharyngeal ( = 35) cancer in this prospective study. Two radiologists, who were blinded to the patients' clinical histories and histopathology, evaluated thyroid cartilage invasion on US and CT separately and independently.

Cytological diagnosis of superficial acral fibromyxoma: A case report.

Superficial acral fibromyxoma (SAF) is a rare, distinctive benign soft tissue lesion that often involves the fingers and toes, with the great toe being the most frequently affected site. We report a case of SAF diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology and confirmed by histopathology. The pre-operative cytological diagnosis will help the surgeon to plan for a wider excision that prevents recurrence.