Primary Ewings Sarcoma of Body of Mandible, Multimodal Treatment with Excellent Spontaneous Bone Regeneration: a Case Report.

Ewings sarcoma is an invariable manifestation in facial bones. Primary lesions in head and neck region had come up with better prognosis compared to other primary sites; hence, management of such jaw lesions is a challenge particularly in pediatric patients during first decade of life as functional impairment and facial disfigurement may affect the quality of life. Here, we are discussing a unique case of primary lesion of horizontal region of mandible with special focus on use of radiation therapy, radiation dose-related effects and spontaneous bone regeneration.

Is Optimal Cytoreduction Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy the Only Prognostic Factor in Advanced Ovarian Cancer?

Pravesh Dhiman, DNB (Medical Oncology).  Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in women. Approximately 70% of patients with EOC are diagnosed in advanced stage [The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics(FIGO stage III and IV)] with an expected 5-year survival rate of 30%.

Drug-induced infiltrative lung disease with weekly paclitaxel in breast cancer: Case series.

Drug-induced infiltrative lung disease (DI-ILD) can be caused by chemotherapeutic agents, antibiotics, antiarrhythmic drugs, and immunosuppressive agents. Common chemotherapeutic drugs causing DI-ILD include bleomycin, mitomycin C, bis (2-chloroethyl)-l-nitrosourea, cyclophosphamide, busulfan, and methotrexate. Taxanes and trastuzumab are also associated with lung injury.

Prevalence of congenital heart disease in rural population of Himachal - A population-based study.

Aim: There is no community-based study about the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in Himachal; hence, we undertook this study.

Methods And Results: A population-based survey was done in four villages of different districts of Himachal Pradesh. In total, 1882 persons were examined.

Prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in rural population of Himachal--a population based study.

Purpose Of Study: Rheumatic heart disease is still the commonest valvular heart disease in India. There is no population based study regarding the prevalence of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease (RF/RHD) from Himachal and hence the purpose of study.

Methods And Results: A community based survey for prevalence of RF/RHD was done in four villages of different districts of Himachal.

Prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in rural communities of Himachal Pradesh.

Purpose: There is no community based study of prevalence of hypertension from Himachal Pradesh, so we undertook this study.

Methods And Results: Population based survey was done in three villages of Himachal Pradesh of different Districts. Total 1092 adults of > or =18 years of age were examined.