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Background: Splenomegaly is a matter of considerable clinical concern as spleen is not normally palpable. Splenomegaly is associated with large number of disorders including hematological, infectious, congestive states related to portal hypertension, lymphohematogenous disorders, immunological conditions, storage disorders and miscellaneous conditions. So, all the cases of splenomegaly should be thoroughly investigated to ascertain etiology. Splenomegaly can be an important diagnostic clue to existence of an underlying pathology. The aim and objective of present study was to find out relative frequency of clinical conditions associated with splenomegaly, to study clinic-hematological profile of splenomegaly and to find out the role of hematological investigations as a diagnostic tool in elucidating etiopathogenesis of splenomegaly.Methods: This was a cross sectional, observational study. Study was conducted on 135 pediatric as well as adult patients with splenomegaly admitted in medical ward, Government Medical College and tertiary care hospital Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India from December 2015 to October 2017. Hematological parameters of 135 cases of splenomegaly were analysed and correlated with clinical findings.Results: Study comprises 135 patients. Age range was 3 months to 78 years. Males (54.81%) were affected more commonly than females (45.19%). The most common presenting complaint was fever (59.26%) followed by generalized weakness (51.11%) and pallor (44.44%). Majority of cases (48.15%) had grade II splenomegaly. Splenomegaly was associated with hepatomegaly (60.74%) and lymphadenopathy (18.52%). The commonest cause of splenomegaly found was anemia (39.26%) followed by hematological malignancies (20.74%), congestive states (11.85%) and infections (11.85%). Hematological investigations revealed diagnosis in majority of cases (71%).Conclusions: Splenomegaly is an important clinical sign that must be investigated thoroughly as most of the common causes are treatable. Hematological causes outnumbered the non-hematological causes of splenomegaly. Hematological profile in cases of enlarged spleen are of utmost importance as a diagnostic or additional tool in elucidating the etiogenesis of splenomegaly.
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A 60-year female was presented with swelling in the left inguinal region. Microscopically, the left inguinal lymph node shows typical "amianthoid" fibers (hyalinized areas), spindle cell fascicles and hemorrhagic areas in the interstitial spaces with rim of lymphoid tissue. Preoperatively, patient was non-reactive for HIV I and II. This lesion is usually mistaken as neurilemmoma and Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle , Female , Humans , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Middle Aged , Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue/diagnosisABSTRACT
Primary adenocarcinoma of Fallopian tube is a rare gynecological malignancy affecting women in the fifth and sixth decades of their lives. The rarity of this type of carcinoma has prompted reports of individual cases rather than publication of a large series. One such case is reported in a 50-year-old nulliparous post-menopausal female. The age, low fertility index and presentation of the disease are in accordance with previous reports in the literature. The present case also fulfills the diagnostic criteria's applied to this tumor.