Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Pai, MR"

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    • Bone marrow biopsy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a morphological study. 

      Kumar, S; Rau, AR; Naik, R; Kini, H; Mathai, AM; Pai, MR; Khadilkar, UN (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)
      CONTEXT: Bone marrow (BM) biopsy is an integral part of staging work-up for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). AIMS: To study the characteristics of BM involvement in NHL with respect to incidence, histologic pattern and ...

    • Coexistent gastric primary choriocarcinoma and adenocarcinoma. 

      Pai, MR; Mathai, AM; Kumar, S; Prabhu, S (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)
      Choriocarcinomas are commonly gestational and intrauterine or gonadal in origin. Nongestational and extragonadal disease, especially in the stomach is extremely rare with a poorer prognosis and early metastasis. We herein ...

    • Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung type 1. 

      Mathai, AM; Kini, H; Pai, MR; Shetty, AB; Murali, N (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)
      Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, a rare developmental, hamartomatous abnormality of the lung, usually is unilateral, is localized, and presents in early infancy. Delayed occurrence in older children and multilobar ...

    • A fetal autopsy case of body stalk anomaly. 

      Mathai, AM; Menezes, RG; Kumar, S; Pai, MR; Bhandary, A; Fitzhugh, VA (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)
      Body stalk anomaly (BSA) is a sporadic polymalformative syndrome incompatible with extrauterine life. In utero detection of BSA by two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging has ...

    • Megakaryocytic alterations in thrombocytopenia: a bone marrow aspiration study. 

      Muhury, M; Mathai, AM; Rai, S; Naik, R; Pai, MR; Sinha, R (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)
      CONTEXT: Dysplastic changes are well documented in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). However, they are also observed in non-MDS hematological conditions. AIMS: To evaluate the megakaryocytic alterations in the bone ...

    • Microwave histoprocessing versus conventional histoprocessing. 

      Mathai, AM; Naik, R; Pai, MR; Rai, S; Baliga, P (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2008)
      The aim of the study is to compare the histologic quality of the microwave histoprocessing with that of conventional method and to determine its positive impact on turnaround times and reduction of costs of tissue processing. ...

    • Morphometric evaluation of endometrial blood vessels. 

      Makhija, D; Mathai, AM; Naik, R; Kumar, S; Rai, S; Pai, MR; Baliga, P (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2008)
      Five hundred endometrial specimens were studied to document the changes in blood vessels in various phases of menstrual cycle, menstrual disturbances and in unexplained infertility. Sixty-three cases were taken as control ...

    • Neuronal hypertrophy and mast cells in histologically negative, clinically diagnosed acute appendicitis: a quantitative immunophenotypical analysis. 

      Amber, S; Mathai, AM; Naik, R; Pai, MR; Kumar, S; Prasad, K (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)
      INTRODUCTION AND AIM: In about 20-25% of appendicectomies performed for clinically suspected acute appendicitis, definite morphological changes are lacking on histopathological examination. The present study was done ...

    • Orbital melanocytoma. 

      Mathai, AM; Naik, R; Pai, MR; Kini, JR; Kumar, S; Ballal, CK (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2008)
      PURPOSE: To report a case of intermediate grade meningeal melanocytoma presenting as a recurrent orbital mass. INTRODUCTION: Melanocytomas are rare, primary, pigmented tumors of the central nervous system, usually ...

    • Postmortem diagnosis of acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis. 

      Shetty, BS; Boloor, A; Menezes, RG; Shetty, M; Menon, A; Nagesh, KR; Pai, MR; Mathai, AM; Rastogi, P; Kanchan, T; Naik, R; Salian, PR; Jain, V; George, AT (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)
      Forensic pathologists can help in the investigation of sudden unexpected deaths in co-operation with the officials responsible for the maintenance of law and order to administer justice. Sudden unexpected deaths form the ...