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Background: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, GMC Patiala for two years on 60 patients with swellings of jaw seeking consultation in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. Methods: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) was done on all these patients followed by microscopic examination of the prepared slides and relevant clinical information was collected. The data was compiled and analysed statistically. In lesions where surgery followed FNAC, the comparison was done with histopathology and statistical values were calculated. Results: The results of the study were: non-neoplastic cases were 51.7% and neoplastic cases were 48.3%. Maximum cases were of chronic sialadenitis (30%) followed by pleomorphic adenoma (23.3%). Parotid gland was involved in maximum cases (60%). Biopsies or specimens for histopathological examination were received for 30 cases; maximum cases of which were diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma on histopathology. Among malignant tumors, mucoepidermoid carcinoma was the most common. Conclusion: On correlating the cytological and histopathological nature of salivary gland lesions, sensitivity of FNAC came out to be 75%, specificity 100% and accuracy was calculated as 93.3%.
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ackground: A retrospective study of 100 cases of hysterectomies was conducted in Dept. of Pathology, GovernmentMedical College, Patiala. Methods:Clinical and histopathological data were collected and correlation made. Maximum number of patients who underwent hysterectomy were in the age-group of 41-50 years. Results: The median age came out to be 47 yrs. Abnormal uterine bleeding was the most common complaint (82%). Main indication of hysterectomy was fibroid(63%) followed by prolapse (14%) and adenomyosis (12%). Histopathological correlations were made with the clinical findings. On histopathology, leiomyoma was the most common diagnosis followed by atrophic endometrium and adenomyosis. Conclusion: Correlation between clinical and histopathological diagnosis was very good. But still, histopathology remains the mainstay of establishing the confirmatory diagnosis and for histological subtyping of malignancies.
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Introduction: With scientific advancements day care surgery (DCS) nowadays has become a modern and effective way to treat pediatric patients. DCS and anesthesia are practiced and has been reported to be safe and economical for infants and children requiring routine minor surgeries in all specialties. Objective: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of day-care anesthesia and surgery in a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods: A 4 years prospective study was conducted from January 2011 to January 2015 in Chirayu Medical College and Hospital Bhopal, India. Total of 201 consecutive patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists I-I1 status and aged 3 months to 14 years were studied. Patients were operated as day-cases using monitored general or local anesthesia. Results: The age distribution of patients’ shows that maximum no of patients were in the age group 4-6 years, 98 (48.7%) cases. Circumcision was the most common surgery performed in our setting. Most of the operative procedures were completed within 30 min (29.8%) cases. Nausea, vomiting and minor bleeding were the most common complaint and reason for post-operative night stay in the hospital. Conclusion: Pediatric day care anesthesia and surgery are safe and feasible, but good selection criteria, appropriate setup, and careful monitoring are must for good results.