Chaitra B.

NRI Academy of Sciences | NRI · Department of Pathology

Introduction Students-centered teaching and learning methods are the trends in medical education. Many innovative techniques are introduced and implemented to promote active learning by students, like crossword puzzles, a fun educational tool to generate interest, motivate, and enhance the critical thinking of medical students. Hence, this study wa...

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In medical curriculum, shift to self-directed student-centered learning is required. The mind maps are multisensory tools that help students organize, integrate, and retain information. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of mind mapping in information retrieval and assess the perceptions of II MBBS students. An interventional cr...

Introduction: Recently the International Academy of Cytology (IAC) proposed a new Yokahama reporting system for breast fine-needle aspiration cytology (2019) in order to standardize reporting pattern and to link cytology reporting to management algorithms. Aims and objectives: To categorize the samples according to the newly proposed IAC Yokaham...

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a significant public health problem in India, accounting to 30% of all cancers with a worrying rise in incidence and related mortality. Invasive tumor front (ITF) of OSCC has been an area of histopathologic research interest, where parameters like tumor budding (TB), mode of invasion (MOI) and lymp...

Background: The presence of a spinal lesion whether symptomatic or not, presents a diagnostic challenge and is always a cause for concern. In Indian population common spinal pathologies include tuberculosis and malignancy. We aim to study the spectrum of vertebral and paravertebral lesions, analyse with regard to age, sex, site, pathological diagno...

Diseases affecting lymph nodes form a wide range of spectrum, from simple infection to malignant pathology. A panel of IHC markers is decided based on morphologic differential diagnosis. To study the incidence of lymph nodal lesions with respect to age and sex and their different histopathological patterns. To use Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for sub...

Wilm's tumour is the most common paediatric renal tumour but is extremely rare in adults. The real incidence of this tumour is unavailable in literature as majority are only case reports because of its rarity. We present 3 cases of Wilm's tumour that occurred in male patients in 3-5 decade of life following Kilton's criteria. There are no strict gu...

Introduction: Nephrectomies are an integral part of urological practice and a wide range of renal diseases are seen on histopathological examination of nephrectomy specimens. Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the neoplastic and non neoplastic conditions encountered in nephrectomy specimens that were received in our department over a ten yea...

Introduction: Breast carcinoma is the most common cancer among women in the urban Indian population and second only to cervical cancer in the rural population. Prognosis is related to a variety of clinical, pathologic and molecular features. Immunohistochemical evaluation of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) status of breast car...

BACKGROUND Cysts of the Central Nervous System (CNS) are usually benign. Often, these cysts are discovered incidentally during routine radiological examination or at autopsy. They become symptomatic either because of pressure, rupture or secondary inflammation. The aim of the study is to1. Assess the nature and frequency of various non-neoplastic c...