Dilip K Das

..Thus, our study highlighted the morphological manifestations of secretory activity in MTC and the nature of secretory material as calcitonin, supported by immunocytochemical staining and serum calcitonin level...

..Diagn. Cytopathol. 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc...

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..In FNA smears of NHL, the 2 most commonly used antibodies for immunocytochemical staining were CD3 (29 cases) and CD20 (33 cases). A case was considered positive if > or = 50% of cells showed a positive reaction...

..Further, an attempt was made to find out the significance of CIs...

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..Both the cytologic and histopathologic diagnoses were sarcoidosis This case report highlights the presence of asteroid bodies in epithelioid histiocytes for the first time in a case of sarcoidosis...

..We report 2 such cases...

..To investigate into the limitations in decision making in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in fine needle aspiration smears...

..It may also serve as a barrier against the spread of neoplasm...

..Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is often complicated by pleural effusion and ascites. The present study is an attempt to categorize the lymphomatous effusions according to the WHO classification, using archival material...

..Fibroadenomas with stromal giant cell reaction have been described in the literature, but cytologic atypia including giant cell reaction due to chickenpox giving rise to suspicious cytology has not been reported...

..We suggest that the calcification in PTC may not necessarily be taking place over nonviable and dying cells...

..Since these diagnostic labels are likely to put the clinicians in a difficult situation while planning the management, this study aims to find out how much the surgeon should read from these reports...

..5% centers. Of the 772 publications from the developing world during 1987-2002, India alone contributed to 374 (48.4%). During 1975-2002, 154 articles on FNA were published in 15 indexed Indian journals...

..The present study describes the utility of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in the diagnosis of these lesions...

..To study the fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic features of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with special reference to its tall cell variant (TCV), which is the most aggressive of the variants...

..0% of cases with PB/irregular calcifications as opposed to 22.7% in cases without them (P=0.0012). Our observations suggest that LHGs, SHGs, and BHCs are precursors of PBs and IHDs serve as a nidus for irregular calcification...

..Although the cytologic features of myoepithelioma are documented in a few case reports, it has rarely been diagnosed preoperatively by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology...

..It is suggested that proper interpretation of cytologic features, together with use of immunocytochemical parameters can help in reducing the margin of error in cytodiagnosis of HL...

..The present study based on 25 histologically confirmed pleomorphic adenoma cases attempts to find out to what extent FNA cytology reflects the histopathological features...

..Review of FNA smears and paraffin sections led to the diagnosis of TLC, which was supported by positive immunohistochemical stainings for markers like e-cadherin and β-catein...

..For the first time in this study, the various morphological forms of INCIs, and the extent of their coexistence with nuclear grooves, (have been highlighted) and showed their mode of formation shown at a light microscopic level...

..To determine the advantage of examining fine needle aspiration (FNA) smears of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) under a 100 x oil-immersion objective, which is capable of optically sectioning the cells...

..The tall cell variant (TCV) of PTC, which tends to occur in elderly patients, is the most common among the aggressive variants and the most aggressive of all variants...

..7%) of 19 papillary carcinomas. Thus, the dark and pale cerebriform nuclei can be regarded as useful cytomorphological parameters in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma...

..However, differentiating features between papillary carcinoma and benign papillary lesions were very few in this study...

..To determine the distribution of thyroid lesions in pediatric and adolescent patients in Kuwait...

..The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of squamous cell abnormalities in cervical cytology in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, and to document any change in the pattern of these lesions...

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..There are only a few studies on pediatric KFD patients and their fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytodiagnosis. We report a series of pediatric KFD patients diagnosed by FNA cytology and compare them with adults...

..A machine handling multiple specimens automatically would decrease cost and be an asset to a cytopathology laboratory...

..7% from Government health facilities. Non- availability of medicine (34%), long distance (24%) and poor quality of treatment (10%) were the main reasons for non-utilization of Government health facilities...

..However, the persistence of non-iodised salt consumption indicates that an intensification of universal salt iodisation program is needed...

..Intensified information, education and communication activities along with sustained monitoring are urgently required...

..05) of thinness or stunting with per capita monthly family income and literacy status of parents. Common nutritional deficiency disorders were anaemia (44.8%), dental caries (25.9%), angular stomatitis (15.4%) etc...

..The finding of 11.3% of total goitre rate but with no evidence of current iodine deficiency (median UIE 15 mcg/dL) indicates that the Malda district is in the transition phase from iodine-deficient to iodine-sufficient...

..Certain priority measures, such as making facilities fully functional, effective referral and monitoring system, skill-based training, etc., are to be emphasized to improve the situation...

..The relationships of Cd with those parameters were found to be consistent and the results concluded that Cd sorption in soils is strongly affected by the soil characteristics...