Clinicopathologic profile of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms in a referral center of South India.

Background: The neuroendocrine system of the gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) region gives rise to unique, heterogeneous malignancies that need a high index of suspicion to make a diagnosis owing to their indolent course.

Aims: The present study aimed to find the incidence and the differences in the morphologic and immunohistochemical profile of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEPNET) in a referral center of South India, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.

Methods: There were 55 gastroenteropancreatic region neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) assessed for demographic, clinical and radiological features.

Transcatheter Artery Embolization for Postoperative Haemorrhage after Arterio-Venous Malformation - Safer Option.

Summary Introduction: Hemorrhage is one of the commonest and dreaded complications especially with pelvic surgeries. Gestational trophoblastic neoplasias (GTN) are notorious for their propensity to bleed torrentially and metastasis to vital organs. GTN is associated with an arterio-venous malformation (AVM) about 10-15% of the time, which can lead to bleeding after surgery or after complete remission.

Adenosine-A drug with myriad utility in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias.

Adenosine has been used in the emergency treatment of arrhythmia for more than nine decades. However, cardiologists are often unfamiliar about its basic mechanism and various diagnostic and therapeutic uses, considering it mainly as a therapeutic drug for supraventricular tachycardia. This article discusses the role of adenosine relevant to emergency physicians, cardiologists, and electrophysiologists.

Maternal and Fetal Tuberous Sclerosis: Do We Know Enough as an Obstetrician?

Background: Tuberous sclerosis, also known as tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), is a rare genetic condition that mainly causes hamartomas to develop in different parts of the body. TSC, an autosomal dominant trait with variable penetrance, can adversely affect maternal and fetal outcome.

Case Presentation: In this paper, a case of maternal and fetal tuberous sclerosis having fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma detected in utero at 26 weeks was reported who subsequently had fetal demise at 31 weeks.

Takayasu Arteritis with Bilateral Renal Artery Stenosis and Left Subclavian Artery Stenosis in Pregnancy.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, chronic inflammatory, progressive, idiopathic disease of aorta and its main branches. It causes narrowing, occlusion and aneurysm of arteries. It affects mainly young females in about 80-90% of cases (young female arteritis).