Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a lymphoid malignancy that rarely presents with extranodal involvement and even rarer is presentation involving the central nervous system (CNS). The index patient had a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma made from histology and immunophenotyping of the cervica...
Aplastic anaemia is a life threatening consequence of severe bone marrow failure often requiring supportive care with component blood transfusions and stem cell replacement procedures. In this case report and review of literature, the authors highlight peculiar challenges in the...
Myeloma is a plasma cell disorder which occurs with varying prevalence across different populations across the globe. Knowledge of the disease pathogenesis as well as its diagnosis and treatment has evolved over the years. The mutations that underlying the progression from benign...
Purpose: 1. To study clinical, histo-morphological and cytogenetic profile of clinically suspected MDS cases. 2. Categorisation according to recent WHO classification, IPSS-R scoring and clinical outcome. Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years...
Multiple myeloma forms 10% of all haematological malignancies and of these approximately 1-18% has pleural effusion at some point in their life time. The aetiology of primary malignant myelomatous pleural effusion (PMMPE) is quite varied with defined diagnostic criteria. It usual...
Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common health problem noted in paediatric population. The prevalence of anaemia in India among paediatric group is 23.5% in 5-7 years and 58.7% in children below 5 years. The major cause of ID in children is low intake of iron from the actual requ...
Background: Flow cytometry is a robust and rapidly growing technique used to analyse multiple parameters concurrently on a single cell basis. Cell populations can be characterised using a combination of both surface and intracellular antigens. The act of generating the best resea...
Avriti Baveja, Prakas Kumar Mandal, Arnab Chattopadhyay, Malini Garg, Prakash Singh Shekhawat & Tuphan Kanti Dolai·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2021
Aims: To study the Clinico-haematological profile and therapy outcome of patients with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) Study Design: Retrospective analysis through the case records of 69 patient treated at the Department of Hematology, NRS Medical College, Kolkata over a per...
Prakash Singh Shekhawat, Prakas Kumar Mandal, Malini Garg, Avriti Baveja & Tuphan Kanti Dolai·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2021
Aims: To study the characteristics and outcome of Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients. Study Design: Retrospective analysis of APL patients (n=106) treated at the Department of Hematology, NRS Medical College, Kolkata over a period of more than 10 years from October 2009...
Chronic Myelocytic Leukaemia (CML) is a haematological malignancy characterized by granulocytic leukocytosis, splenomegaly, and weight loss. Hyperleukocytosis can lead to leukostasis and hyperviscosity syndrome. Leukapheresis is used to manage hyperleukocytosis, but apheresis mac...