Comparative Study of Imprint Cytology and Histopathology of Soft Tissue Tumors.

Background: The components of soft tissue are fibroblasts, collagen, vascular structures, fatty tissue, skeletal muscles, smooth muscles, and neural tissue. The real incidence of soft tissue tumors (STTs) is difficult to estimate because most of them are benign (Benign: Malignant-100:1).

Aims: The aim of the present study was undertaken to note the patterns of presentation of patients with STTs and to evaluate the findings of imprint cytology (IC) and histopathological examination (HPE) of STTs.

A clinicopathological study of mediastinal masses operated in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India in 3 years with special reference to thymoma.

Introduction: The mediastinum is the central portion of the thoracic cavity, limited by pleural cavities laterally, thoracic inlet superiorly, and the diaphragm inferiorly. Housing numerous organs, it is a veritable Pandora's box, within which various lesions may develop. This study was conducted to assess the epidemiologic profile, clinicoradiological features, cytological, and histopathological findings in patients presenting with mediastinal masses in a tertiary care hospital over a period of 3 years.

Carcinosarcoma of ovary with its various immunohistochemical expression: Report of a rare case.

Ovarian carcinosarcoma is an extremely rare tumor with an incidence of <2%. A report of such a rare case in a 40-year-old multiparous woman is being presented here. The patient complained of abdominal pain and distension.

A study to correlate histopathology, biochemical marker and immunohistochemical expression of sex-steroid receptors in prostatic growth.

Prostate gland is a fibromusculoglandular structure situated at the neck of urinary bladder. So, enlargement or growth of prostate due to nodular hyperplasia (NHP) or prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) or adenocarcinoma may give rise to bladder outlet obstruction. Malignant growth i.

A comparative study of Hasford score and Sokal index in prognostication of the novo chronic myeloid leukemia patients and a search for new prognostic markers.

Introduction: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a common myeloproliferative disorder. Based on clinical and hematological parameters, two prognostic scoring systems, i.e.

Primary squamous cell carcinoma with mucormycosis in a diabetic foot ulcer.

The diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus leading to prolonged hospital stay. Non-healing foot ulcers in diabetes may be due to peripheral neuropathy and/or vasculopathy. Non-healing occurs following a trivial trauma due to loss of local immunity and increased infection by bacteria and fungus.

Tumours of minor salivary glands--a clinicopathologic study.

The salivary gland system comprises 3 pairs of major glands ie, parotid, submandibular and sublingual and also thousands of lobules of minor salivary glands dispersed in oral cavity, nasal cavity, maxillary sinuses and upper airways. Most of the studies on salivary gland tumours included both major and minor salivary glands. Objectives of this study were to see the age, sex and site distribution of minor salivary gland tumours as well as cytohistologic correlation during their diagnosis.

PNET of kidney: Report of four cases.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of kidney is a rare tumor of kidney with only a few published reports. We report here four cases of PNET of kidney in the age group between 30 and 50 years who had complaints of vague pain and lump in loin. Hematuria was present in one case.

Carcinoid tumour of gall bladder--a case report.

Gall bladder carcinoid tumours are rare, constituting less than 1% of all carcinoid tumours arising from different parts of the body. They usually lack specific symptoms as they typically are unassociated with the carcinoid syndrome, despite frequent hepatic spread and mostly detected after cholecystectomy. A case of gall bladder carcinoid is reported in a 35-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for clinical features of cholelithiasis.

Guided fine needle aspiration cytology of retroperitoneal masses - Our experience.

Background: Early pathological classification of retroperitoneal masses is important for pin-point diagnosis and timely management.

Aims: This study was done to evaluate the usefulness and drawbacks of guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of retroperitoneal masses covering a period of two years with an intention to distinguish between neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions and to correlate with histologic findings.

Materials And Methods: FNAC was done under radiological guidance in all cases using long needle fitted with disposable syringe.

Ovarian tumors in pediatric age group - A clinicopathologic study of 10 years' cases in West Bengal, India.

Background And Objectives: Objective in this retrospective study is to find out the incidence of different ovarian tumors of girls up to 20 years of age observed in last ten years in North Bengal Medical College and to correlate clinical and gross findings with histopathologic findings and to compare the incidence with other studies and follow-up of patients with malignant ovarian tumors.

Materials And Methods: Findings were retrieved from records of different pathological reports and clinical reports.

Results: Total 151 cases of ovarian tumors were received in pathology department in which 34 cases were malignant (22.

Infantile hemangioendothelioma of liver: report of two cases.

Infantile hemangioendothelioma, the commonest mesenchymal tumour of liver in infancy, though benign in nature, may behave aggressively. Here reports of two such cases are presented. Both were girls and less than 1-year old.