Role of absolute reticulocyte count in evaluation of pancytopenia-a hospital based study.

Background: Pancytopenia is a common hematological entity encountered in our laboratory practice. Evaluating the causes of pancytopenia is essential for the diagnostic as well as therapeutic management of the patients. Absolute Reticulocyte count (ARC) plays a pivotal role in identifying the cause of pancytopenia in most of the cases but it has grossly been overlooked.

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach-a case report.

Neuroendocrine carcinomas of stomach have been considered a rare neoplasm. The present case concerns with a 69 year old male, who presented with vague abdominal discomfort and history of malena. Upper alimentary tract endoscopy showed an ulcero-proliferative growth in the antrum.