Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Association of Clinical and Histological Severity with Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Function.

OSMF is a precancerous condition of the oral cavity. Cons umption of Areca nut in quid has been proved to be the most consistent factor. To assess middle ear function in OSMF patients by audiometry and tympanometry.

Unusual sites with variable presentation of syringocystadenoma papilliferum: A case series.

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) is an uncommon, benign adnexal neoplasm that occurs or in an organoid nevus. It usually presents as a skin-coloured to pink, solitary, smooth, hairless plaque, verruca or nodule frequently on the scalp and forehead. SCAP may be present at unusual sites including the arm, forearm, trunk and chest.

Diagnostic Utility of PAX5 in Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Study from Northern India.

Introduction: PAX5 is an immunomarker of B-cell origin and useful in the diagnosis of lymphoma. There is hardly any study on PAX5 expression in Indian patients with lymphoma.

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic utility of PAX5 as an adjunct immunohistochemical marker in the diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL).

Renal-type clear cell carcinoma of the prostate: a diagnostic challenge.

A 72-year-old male presented with urinary symptoms. His serum prostate specific antigen level was 65.2 ng/ml.