Role of histopathology in diagnosis of ovarian neoplasms: Our experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Context: Ovarian tumours are known to be diverse biologically, varying from non-malignant to malignant tumours having implication on course of the management and prognosis. To address the paucity of such study on ovarian neoplasm from our region of West Bengal, we planned and executed this study. The aim of the study was to analyse the distribution of various ovarian tumours and classify them according to the biological behaviour, age, laterality, and mode of the presentation.

Unveiling the Metabolic Mystery of Fragility Hip Fracture in Indian Patients: A Histomorphometric and Biochemical Correlation.

Background: High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D is being reported in Indian patients with fragility hip fracture. The gold standard to diagnose osteoporosis and osteomalacia is bone histomorphometry. There is no study evaluating histopathological histomorphometry in Indian fragility hip fracture patients.

Apocrine Metaplasia in Intraductal Papilloma with Foci of DCIS: A Friend or Foe?

Malignant papillary neoplasms of the breast comprise a number of microscopically distinct lesions, where apocrine metaplasia is commonly found in papillomas compared to other papillary lesions including papillary carcinomas. However, association of apocrine metaplasia in papilloma with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) is not very well defined. The lesions with apocrine metaplasia are not only difficult to categories, but also there is controversy regarding their relative risk of subsequent carcinoma development.

The Prognostic Significance of HbF in Childhood Haematological Malignancies.

The degree of increase in foetal haemoglobin (HbF) synthesis in haematological malignancies may be associated with the degree of malignancy. The aim of the present study was to quantify HbF levels in various childhood haematological malignancies and also, to ascertain its prognostic significance by comparing the results with the already established standard prognostic factors. Newly diagnosed cases of haematological malignancies in the paediatric age group were included in the study.

Pure primary small cell carcinoma of urinary bladder: A rare diagnostic entity.

Small cell carcinoma of the bladder is a rare, aggressive, poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasm accounting for only 0.3-0.7% of all bladder tumors.

Post-radiotherapy locoregional recurrence of hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma of palate.

Clear cell carcinoma of the salivary glands is a rare tumor that represents less than 1% of all salivary tumors and is a new disease that is only recognized in recent years. It is rare and the standard treatment is still under investigation. This tumor often follows an indolent course and treatment includes wide surgical excision with or without adjuvant radiotherapy.

Tubercular mastitis - a great masquerader.

Tubercular mastitis is a rare clinical entity as mammary gland tissue, like spleen and skeletal muscle, offers resistance to the survival and multiplication of the tubercle bacillus. Tuberculosis of the breast can mimic carcinoma, whereas in young patients it can be mistaken for a pyogenic breast abscess, thus labeled a "great masquerader" in recognition of its multifaceted presentation. Breast tuberculosis commonly affects women in the reproductive age group, between 21 and 30 years, and is rare in prepubescent females and elderly women.

Infarction of a polyp within a mesenteric cyst: An unusual presentation as an acute abdomen.

A case of mesenteric cyst in a five-year-old male child who presented with acute abdomen due to an infarcted polyp present within the cyst is reported. To the best of our knowledge, such an event has never been reported in the literature previously.

Endometriosis of the appendix: A diagnostic dilemma.

The incidence of endometriosis of the appendix is reported to be just <1% of the total endometriosis cases. Laparoscopic visualization and diagnostic yield are of profound significance to women in whom gynecologic diseases such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, ruptured ovarian follicles or tubal pregnancy may be the source of pain and mimic appendicitis. Therefore, lower abdominal pain in reproductive age group female must invite the attention of the surgeon or gynecologist to entertain the possibility of endometriosis since appendiceal endometriosis, while relatively uncommon in patients with endometriosis, is rare in the general population.