INTRODUCTION The distribution of the major subtypes of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) differs across geographic regions. This study, from the north Indian state of Punjab, has incorporated immunophenotypic findings while investigating the distribution of NHL subtypes based on World Health Organization (WHO)/ Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms (REAL) system of classific...

TOPIC: Lung Cancer TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Primary pulmonary lymphoma is a rare disease. It accounts for 0.5-1% of all malignancy and less than 1 % Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) (1). Mostly they are B cell origin; however, there fourteen reported primary peripheral T Cell cases (2). We report case patient presenting with Lymphoma. CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-year-old...

BACKGROUND Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a well-established diagnostic technique in adult mass lesions but a comparatively new technique to pediatric lesions. AIM The current study aims to evaluate the role of FNAC in pediatric age with special reference to pediatric tumors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A retrospective study of FNAC in children ≤ 18 years of age presenting with mass les...

INTRODUCTION Lymphoid malignancies compose a wide spectrum of different morphologic and clinical syndromes known to vary widely throughout the world. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and time trends of lymphoid malignancies. METHODS A 15 (May 1st 1996-April 30th 2010) years study of all patients who had lymph node biopsy at the Department of Haematology and Pathology, ...

nonexposed colleagues, and that uncorrected number was statistically signifi cant. Elevated rates emerged for prostate and thyroid cancer, melanoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and leukemia. With the prevalence of cancer in the general population, at least some of the increases were probably an artifact of the intensifi ed screenings that 9/11 fi rst responders in the study receive...