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Background: A retrospective study conducted in the department of radiation oncology to review the management aspects of the adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland and identify the outcome and corelation of the recurrence pattern with pathological and clinical findings. Methods: Data of 10 patients of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland treated over a period of six years were reviewed with respect to presentation, treatment received , end points and outcome. Results: All of the 10 patients underwent surgery followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. Five patients received adjuvant chemotherapy . Eight (80%) patients were alive at a median follow up of 2 years. Five ( 50%) patients withou t evidence of disease and 3 patients with the disease. One patient developed scalp metastasis during the course of radiation therapy and another one developed lung metastasis. Conclusion: Ad enoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland is a rare neoplasm wi th aggressive outcome. It is often treated with surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy and needs long follow up.
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Background: Objectives: Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in a body these cells can infiltrate normal body tissues of body. The definitive diagnosis of cancer being histo - pathological examination of tissue. The measurement of tumor markers is currently one of the most rapidly growing areas in laboratory medicine and is helpful in differential diagnosis of tumor type in metastatic deposits and also during follow - up evaluations. Methods: Advanced Cancer Institute is a tertiary care cancer institute in Mal wa region of Punjab, old cases with proven history and in the advanced stage of disease, measurement of tumor markers in them is a very important tool for their evaluation of treatment outcome and in staging, emphasis of our study is to highlight and to encourage tumor marker assays for early diagnosis of cancer by checking baseline levels in healthy and in high risk population for screening for the presence of cancer. Results: The Study was carried out Department of Microbiology, Total of 300 Blood Samples were checked in Automated Immune Analyzer (Biomeriux) with different panels of Tumor markers (PSA,AFP,CEA19.9,CA - 125,CA15.3)Kits available in our Lab. of commonly diagnosed cancer. Conclusion: Focus has to be directed towards identification a nd proper use of suitable tumor markers which may prove to be an invaluable tool to early detect the deadly disease in mankind and not to use markers only as a prognostic indicator in proven cases.
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Acanthospermum Hispidum (Family:Asteraceae) is an annual plant which is native to tropical America. This plant is cited as a weed in cotton culture in Brazil, and it is also used as a medicinal plant. The leaves and flowering tops of the plant have antimicrobial activity. The ethanolic extract of leaves and flowering tops gives activities against wide range of pathogenic bacteria. Crushed herb is use in the form of the paste to treat the skin aliments and leaf juice is used to relieve the fever. A scrutiny of the literature revealed some notable pharmacological activities of the drug like antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, anthelmentic, immunomodulator, abortifacient, antitrypanosomal and antileshmanial. The present review is an attempt to highlight the various ethnobotanical and traditional uses as well as the various phytochemical and pharmacological reports on Acanthospermum Hispidum.