Endometrial Secrets Unmasked through Cytology Analysis.

Background: Endometrial aspiration (EA) is an economic, painless technique on an outpatient basis. Present study aimed at cytological evaluation of EA for (a) cellular yield and morphology and (b) utility of cell block (CB) and cytocentrifuge (CC) techniques.

Materials And Methods: EA samples were divided into two aliquots.

Audit in surgical histopathology at a tertiary healthcare center: Study of preanalytical and analytical phase.

Context: An audit aims to verify conformance to required processes, assess their implementation, and define the targets of quality control.

Aims: To evaluate preanalytic and analytic phases of surgical histopathology in a tertiary healthcare center.

Setting And Design: An observational retrospective and prospective study over 3 months each of year 2013 and 2014.

Coexistent intracerebral metastatic melanoma and meningioma.

Coexistence of multifocal neural crest tumors, namely meningioma, melanoma, and nerve sheath tumors, is termed as neurocristopathy. Neurofibromatosis is the commonest form of neurocristopathy. We report a rare case of frontal lobe metastatic melanoma coexistent with a parietal lobe meningioma, in the absence of any stigmata of neurofibromatosis.

Omental sclerosing extramedullary hematopoietic tumors in Janus kinase-2 negative myelofibrosis: caveat at frozen section.

Sclerosing extramedullary hematopoietic tumors (SEMHTs) are associated with chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms. These extremely rare mass lesions were first described in kidney and peritoneum. On histopathology, they are characterized by sclerosis, entrapped fat, atypical megakaryocytes with myeloid and erythroid elements.

Morphometric analysis of fossa ovalis in rheumatic heart disease.

Background: Rheumatic heart disease is an important cause of valvular disease in India, with resultant alterations in the interatrial septum and fossa ovalis. Morphometric details of fossa ovalis may help in its localization during transseptal catheterization so as to prevent complications.

Methods And Results: Autopsy heart specimens of rheumatic heart disease (n=30) and non-cardiac death (n=30) patients between 15-45 years of age were studied as case and control group, respectively.