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..Histological clues for picking up a sebaceous carcinoma at a metastatic site include a tumour with comedo or ductal growth pattern and intracytoplasmic lipid...

..To study the cytomorphologic profile of the papillary and cystic variant of acinic cell carcinoma (ACC-PCV) of the salivary glands...

..Fibromatosis-like metaplastic carcinoma is a newly described metaplastic breast tumor, literature on which is still evolving...

..Awareness of the histological features of ETT is essential to avoid misdiagnosis, as it represents a tumor which is primarily treated by surgery rather than with chemotherapy...

..Primary angiosarcomas of breast are rare tumors, with a fatal outcome...

..8%) and only ER expression (from 7.4 to 10.6%). The hormone receptor expression in breast cancers in India is and continues to be low but the high incidence of only PR-positive tumors in our population reported earlier was misrepresented...

..A pathologist interpreting specimens of breast cancer after chemotherapy must always record the postchemotherapy grade as it is an indicator of better response to chemotherapy and survival...

..In view of great similarity in the two lesions, it was thought that the second lesion might also represent a reparative, non-cartilage-containing counterpart of the former...

..Used judiciously, FNAC is as effective a tool as a core biopsy for preoperative diagnosis of paediatric renal tumours, and with experience a 92% accuracy rate can be achieved...

..Postoperative radiotherapy was completed, and 3 years later the patient is alive and free of disease...

..Awareness of this unusual histology of sialoblastoma will help in avoiding misdiagnosis and also refine treatment-related issues on this rare tumor...

..Thus, 86% of mucinous carcinomas in this study were mucinous variants of the angioinvasive infiltrating micropapillary carcinomas. These tumors can produce IMPC type of metastases and thus should be treated aggressively...

..Bone marrow was involved in 25 (59%) cases. Thirty-two patients could be treated. Median recurrence-free survival was 22.23 months. Diffuse pattern of nodal involvement had a lower overall survival...

..Most of these are either not easily available for all patients in developing countries or are overtly expensive and not applicable for all patients...

..Metastatic clear cell carcinoma of the liver with an occult hepatic primary was diagnosed by immunohistochemical profile of the tumour...

..This audit attempts to put forward the clinicopathological attributes and treatment outcomes of AYA NHL treated with both pediatric and adult protocols from a single centre in a developing country...

..To evaluate the prognostic factors and treatment outcome of children with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of Waldeyer's ring treated at a single institution...

..No age predilection was observed with male to female ratio of 3:1 in the small number of reported cases...

..Though malignant foci have been described in a toxic gland, the two entire lobes with the above two different pathologies, according to our knowledge, have not been reported previously...

..The present case demonstrates a rare site of metastasis from OGS of the left humerus to the contralateral breast and hence is reported here as an unusual case vignette...

..Mediastinal lymph node involvement is uncommon in tuberculosis. In view of its relative rarity but good prognosis, it is important to distinguish tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenitis in adults from other causes of mediastinal masses...

..In conclusion, our findings help in delineating and understanding tumor biology and provide critical information in thyroid cancer management...

..Advances in pathology and further risk stratification of patients into prognostic groups could lead to the development of novel therapeutic strategies to improve outcome...

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..The purpose was to evaluate the prognostic factors and treatment outcome of Indian patients with primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the tonsil treated at a single institution...

..To study the toxicity profile and response rates of weekly paclitaxel given as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with locally advanced breast cancer...

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..Similarly, pilar tumors often clinically mimic squamous carcinomas, and hence there is a need to outline definitive cytologic features...

..Attention to the cytomorphology of tumor cells will also assist in confirming the diagnosis...

..Elaborate ancillary diagnostic techniques can make the process expensive, tedious and out of reach for pathology laboratory in a developing country...

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..To examine the observation that some mucinous carcinomas have a micropapillary pattern and are mucinous variants of the highly angioinvasive infiltrating micropapillary carcinomas (IMPC)...

..In the present case, following the cytologic diagnosis a wide local excision was carried out, and the histologic examination confirmed the cytologic diagnosis. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;21:280-283...

..Metastasis to surrounding structures (e.g. parathyroid and skeletal muscle) was observed in 12.5 per cent. There have been no reports of pulmonary or skeletal metastasis at presentation...

..Large amount of pigment accumulation within epidermal cysts occurs after cyst rupture and is not associated with hemochromatosis as was believed in the past...

..Ancillary techniques such as immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy applied in limited cases helped evaluate Langerhans cell histiocytosis, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, and the PNET/ES family of tumors...

..This series of six intestinal T cell lymphomas (ITCL) attempts to document enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma (EATCL) in India...

..In conclusion, given the right clinical setting, a cytological diagnosis of DSRCT is plausible and in conjunction with ICC may help in documenting the polyphenotypic nature and thereby confirming the diagnosis...

..Ancillary techniques like immunohistochemistry aid in the diagnosis. We report an unusual case of a secretory carcinoma arising in the background of a radial scar...

..A diagnosis of mesothelioma must be ruled out in elderly patients with epithelial-looking tumor especially if the serum germ cell tumor markers are within normal range...

..Microscopic examination revealed it to be a schwannoma. The residual tumor was treated with fractionated three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT). The rationale of treating with radiotherapy in such cases is analyzed...

..In this report, we present a case of malignant pilar tumor of the scalp with multiple nodal metastases at presentation. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations, in the form of adjuvant radiotherapy, are subsequently discussed...

..Telemedicine can be used effectively to bridge the gap between medically underprivileged, geographically distant rural areas and advanced centers with technical expertise using cheaper static store and forward methodology...

..Failure to accurately diagnose this tumor resulted in institution of preoperative chemotherapy, delayed surgical excision, tumor progression and death of patient within a year and half of presentation...

..Accurate diagnosis helps in evaluating patients and avoids unnecessary surgery when the lesion represents a metastasis to the mediastinum from a primary elsewhere...

..To evaluate accuracy and role of immunocytochemistry (ICC) in cytologic diagnosis of pediatric renal tumors...

..Postmenopausal hormonal imbalance, along with poor nutrition and repeated trauma led to TC in our women population. Awareness of its evolution can lead to a better understanding of the disease with possible therapeutic implications...

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..Pathologists play a key role in distinguishing these on small biopsy material and expediating accurate treatment thus saving the vision or life of a patient...