Prognostic value of AgNOR in benign and malignant lesions of larynx in a rural medical college hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal.

AgNOR counting is a useful proliferative marker in different malignant lesions and it also acts as a good prognostic indicator in rural hospital. Fifty-three cases of benign and malignant lesions of larynx were examine using AgNOR distribution in routinely processed paraffin embedded histological tissue sections. Significant differences were found between benign lesion, dysplasia (p > 0.

Geriatric problems in otolaryngology.

Overall data in the feld of 'gerontology' are scarce in India. Some major geriatric problems in otolaryngology like presbyacusis, disequilibrium, vertigo, tinnitus, nasal and pharyngeal changes, voice change, dysphagia, arthritis, snoring, falls, have been briefly addressed to in the present article.