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Khatri H, Pathak R, Yadav R, Patel K, Jyothi R R, Singh A. DENTAL CAVITIES IN PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: AN ANALYSIS OF RISK INDICATORS. Georgian Med News 2023:140-145. [PMID: 38325313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Diabetes is associated with a greater number of dental cavities. It is unclear, therefore, how potential risk factors such as salivary glucose, glycemic control and blood sugar could impact the onset of dental caries between people that have type 2 diabetes (T2D). Aim of the study - analyzing the risk factors for oral cavity disease in T2D patients. We analyzed the patient data including their dietary habits, dental hygiene practices, age and control of glycemic. The Indian dataset was used. Individual patient observations include the patient's diabetes classification as a range of medical attributes such as age, pregnancy, pedigree, glucose, body mass index, skin, blood pressure and insulin. The research discovered a significant correlation between poorly managed glycemic levels and dental caries are more prevalent in people with T2DM. High sugar consumption and poor oral hygiene habits have been identified as risk factors. These results highlight the need for integrating diabetes treatment measures with dental care to reduce dental caries in this susceptible group. Utilizing dental cavities into account improves oral health and has a positive impact on health outcomes for those with type 2 diabetes.
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- H Khatri
- 1Department of Pharmacy, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, India
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- 2Department of Periodontology, TMDC&RC, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- 3Department of Pharmacy, Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Uttar Pradesh, India
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- 4Department of Gynaecology, Parul University, PO Limda, Tal. Waghodia, District Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- 5Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Karnataka, India
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- 6School of Pharmacy & Research, Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, Dehradun, India
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Pathak R, Sarin R, Wadasadawala T, Krishnamurthy R, Karmakar S, Khandavalli A. Largest Real-World Data of Regional Nodal Irradiation Using Ultra-Hypofractionated 5-Fraction Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer from a Single Institute in India. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S7. [PMID: 37784555 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Safety data for ultra-hypofractionated (UHFRT) 5-daily fractions of the supraclavicular fossa (SCF) radiation therapy (RT) have been reported only on 384 patients treated in trial setting in UK-FAST-Forward (n = 286) and HYPORT study (n = 98). Internal Mammary nodal (IMN) RT has been reported only in 6 patients from HYPORT study. We report acute and late toxicities in largest real world regional nodal irradiation (RNI) cohort of not only with 5-daily but also with 5-weekly once RT regimen. MATERIALS/METHODS Of 1435 patients (1463 breasts) who received 5-fraction RT in an IEC approved registry and prospectively followed, we report 999 consecutive cases receiving RNI with a median age of 49 years (IQR:42-56years). During pandemic all patients were treated with 5-fr regimens only to limit hospital visits whereas prior to and subsequently only in patients with advanced age or with issues precluding daily 15-20 treatments. Of these, 431 (43.1%) had locally advanced BC, and 280 (28%) patients presented with ≥cN2 disease. Median cT and pT sizes were 4cm (IQR:3-6cm) and 2.8cm (IQR:1.5-4cm) respectively. Tumor was Her2 positive in 290(29%) and TNBC in 220(22%). Of these 999 cases, 611 received NACT, 647 had mastectomy and 351 had breast conserving surgery (BCS). Simultaneous integrated tumor bed boost (SIB) was given in 341 (97.1%) of BCS cases. RESULTS The fractionation used was 26 Gy/5-daily fractions (SIB = 32 Gy) in 762 and 28.5 Gy/ 5 once weekly fractionation (SIB = 33 Gy) in 232 cases. RNI included SCF in all 999 and IMN in 168 patients. Of the 831 cases not requiring IMN RT, 573 (70.4%) had 3D conformal RT (n = 573/831,70.4%) whereas Inverse-planned intensity modulated RT was used in 152/168 (90.4%) patients requiring IMN RT. All Mono-isocentric technique was used for all RNI cases treated with 3D CRT. Nearly half of the patients treated with SIB received additional boost dose with electrons (50.5%) and the remaining with IMRT. In these 999 patients treated with UHFRT the peak RTOG grade ≥II skin and pharyngeal toxicity was 7.2% and 8.1% respectively. Among the 341 BCS cases who received SIB with UHFRT, the RTOG acute grade II and III skin toxicity was seen in 6.6% and 0.3% cases respectively. The maximum skin toxicity at 2 weeks after completion of RT of grade ≥II was significantly higher with 5-weekly compared to daily regimen (16.1 vs 4.6, p<0.01). In contrast, the maximum pharyngeal toxicity of grade ≥II was significantly higher with 5-daily compared to weekly fractionation (8.8% vs 5.2%, p = 0.04). At median follow-up of 25 months (CI:23.6-26.3 months), none of our patients had developed symptomatic radiation pneumonitis, brachial plexopathy or any major cardiac event. CONCLUSION Five-fraction adjuvant breast cancer RT is well tolerated with low acute toxicity burden even among patients requiring regional nodal irradiation. No brachial plexopathy was observed in cases treated with mono-isocentric RNI but longer follow-up is required to inform about the late toxicities and locoregional control rates.
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- R Pathak
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Singh S, Pathak R, Haria J. A comprehensive analysis of the factors that influence patients' health-related life quality following cardiac surgery. CM 2023. [DOI: 10.18137/cardiometry.2023.26.864871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate differences between patients' clinical conditions and health-related life quality (HRLQ)before and after cardiac surgery (CS) while considering age, and to specify variables that affect changes in HRLQ after surgery. Materials and methods: The SF-36 questionnaire was used in this research for two measurements named before surgery and after surgery. Before surgery, it accounted for both the patients' initial diagnostic traits as well as any potential complications. Results: The study included 310 patients, 69% of whom were men, at the baseline examination. 101 patients (33%) who were older than 70 years old made comprised the older group, with a mean age of 66 (SD±10.8) years. After accounting for age, gender, and type of surgery, the main risk factors for possible non-improvement of HRLQ after CS were higher values of the preoperative Physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores. Conclusions: Though their preoperative HRLQ is lower than that of younger patients, older patients with increased operational risk exhibit a similar post-cardiac surgery improvement across most HRLQ areas. Higher preoperative HRLQ status was identified as the main component in the multivariate analysis that might prevent postoperative HRLQ from recovering.
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Murali-Nanavati S, Pathak R, Chitkara G, Reddy A, Nair N, Joshi S, Thakkar P, Parmar V, Gupta S, Sarin R, Badwe R. Unusual ocular manifestations of breast carcinoma: A single institute case series in the Indian population. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01534-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bajaj K, Vora D, Parab P, Shaikh H, Gulia S, Rath S, Bajpai J, Shet T, Desai S, Popat P, Rajan R, Nair N, Joshi S, Pathak R, Sarin R, Kembhavi Y, Rane S, Ghosh J, Badwe R, Gupta S. 23P Combination chemotherapy and hormone therapy (CHT) in patients with hormone receptor (HR) positive, HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC): A single-centre retrospective analysis. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Wadasadawala T, Anup A, Johnny C, Sarin R, Pathak R, Krishnamurthy R, Gupta S, Parmar V, Ghosh J, Bajpai J, Gulia S. A Pilot Study of CONcurrent ChEmotherapy and RadioTherapy in Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer (CONCERT). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Perez-Morales J, Miller J, Tolbert H, Pathak R, Reyes M, Gray J, Simmons V, Quinn G, Schabath M. EP01.03-008 Lung Cancer Screening Patients Experiences and Satisfaction: Quantitative and Qualitative Findings From a Survey Study. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bajpai J, Kashyap L, Vallathol D, Pathak R, Rath S, Sekar A, Mohanta S, Reddy A, Joshi S, Wadasadawala T, Nair N, Parmar V, Desai S, Shet T, Thakur M, Sarin R, Gupta S, Badwe R, Das A, Singh M. 100P Outcomes of non-metastatic triple negative breast cancers: Real-world data from a large Indian cohort. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.03.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Tuan L, Samarawickrema I, Goodwin B, Raman Srinivasan J, McLean M, Knapp J, Abbott T, Gilmayer G, Jones-Lewis N, George L, Pathak R. Characteristics and Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Left Ventricular Papillary Muscle Arrhythmias. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Raman Srinivasan J, Chandh Raja D, Tuan L, Samarawickrema I, Jones-Lewis N, Gilmayer G, Knapp J, Abbott T, Goodwin B, George L, Pathak R. Relationship Between Abnormal Signal-averaged Electrocardiograms and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients With Non-Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Tuan L, Samarawickrema I, Raman srinivasan J, Goodwin B, McLean M, Jones-Lewis N, Gilmayer G, Abbott T, George L, Knapp J, Pathak R. MRI Characteristics and Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Left Ventricular Papillary Muscle Arrhythmias Undergoing Catheter Ablation. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tuan L, Samarawickrema I, Goodwin B, Raman srinivasan J, McLean M, Jones-Lewis N, George L, Gilmayer G, Abbott T, Knapp J, Pathak R. Ventricular Tachycardia Originating Near the His-Bundle: Electrocardiographic and Catheter Ablation Characteristics. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tamilmahan P, Pathak R, Rashmi, Amarpal, Aithal HP, Mohsina A, Tiwari AK, Karthik K. Decellularized xenogenic bone graft for repair of segmental bone defect in rabbits. Iran J Vet Res 2022; 23:310-321. [PMID: 36874186 PMCID: PMC9984145 DOI: 10.22099/ijvr.2022.40785.5906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Background Bone grafting is a preferred treatment option for the healing of large diaphyseal bone defects and is useful in the management of nonunion, delayed union, and tumor resection. Aims To investigate a decellularization protocol of bovine cancellous bone for xenogenic implantation in radial bone defects in rabbits. Methods Bovine bone scaffolds fabricated with various decellularization protocols viz phosphate buffer saline (PBS), 1% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and rapid freeze and thaw technique. The manufactured scaffolds were characterized by biomechanical testing, histological staining, and scanning electron microscopy. A 10 mm rabbit radius bone defect was repaired with autograft and SDS treated and rapid freeze and thaw in groups A, B, and C respectively. Healing was evaluated by radiography and histopathology at 0, 30, 60, and 90 days. The grafts were also checked for host tissue reaction and incorporation into the defect. Results The freeze and thaw group showed complete elimination of all cellular nuclei, regular arrangement of collagen fiber, and no significant difference in tensile strength compared to 1% SDS treated and native groups. The in vivo radiographic and histopathological study showed that the rapid freeze and thaw group had complete bridging of the bone gap defect with new bone formation and they were immunologically less reactive compared to group B. Conclusion The in vitro and in vivo evaluation of the grafts suggested that freeze and thaw technique was most superior to all other techniques for effective decellularization and augmentation of bone healing with better integration of the graft into the host.
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- P Tamilmahan
- Ph.D. Student in Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Division of Veterinary Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Veterinary Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Ph.D. Student in Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Division of Veterinary Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Veterinary Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Veterinary Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Ph.D. Student in Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Division of Veterinary Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biological Standardization, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India
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Pathak R, Nelson R, West H, Amini A, Massarelli E, Koczywas M, Villalona-Calero M, Villaflor V, Katel A, Salgia R, Sun V. FP02.01 Utilization and Refusal of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A National Cancer Database Study. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bajpai J, Pradeep V, Nandhana R, Mohanty S, Chougle Q, Engineer M, Rath S, Joshi S, Wadasadawala T, Popat P, Pathak R, Gulia S, Ghosh J, Bhargava P, Srinivas S, Shet T, Sarin R, Badwe R, Gupta S. 162P Unique challenges and outcomes of young breast cancers from a tertiary care cancer centre in India. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.03.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Reddy A, Nair NS, Mokal S, Parmar V, Shet T, Pathak R, Chitkara G, Thakkar P, Joshi S, Badwe RA. Can We Avoid Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND) in Patients with 1-2 Positive Sentinel/Low Axillary Lymph Nodes (SLN/LAS+) in the Indian Setting? Indian J Surg Oncol 2021; 12:272-278. [PMID: 34295070 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-021-01297-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The ACOSOG Z0011 study, heralded as a "practice changing" trial, suggested that women with T1-2 breast cancer with 1-2 SLN+, undergoing breast conservation therapy, need not be offered further ALND. However, whether these results are applicable to all women in the Indian setting, it remains debatable. A retrospective audit of all cN0 operated from 2013 to 2018 was conducted. We analyzed the percentage of additional LN positive (LN+) in the ALND group and compared it to the ACOZOG Z11 trial. Of the 2350 cN0 with EBC who underwent LAS, 687 (29%) had positive lymph nodes on final histopathology. Five hundred ninety-seven (86.9%) patients had 1-2 LN+, 40 (5.8%) patients had 3 LN+, and 50 (7.3%) had 4 or more nodes positive. Demographic features in the ACOSOG Z11 are different from those in our study, looking at ACOZOG Z11 versus our cohort-median pT 1.7 cm versus 3 cm, 45% micrometastasis versus 99.16% macrometastasis, and 28-30% grade 3 tumors versus 73.7%. In our cohort 31.82% of the 1-2 LN positive had additional LN+ on ALND. Keeping in mind the difference in clinicopathological features between our cohort and that of ACOZOG Z0011 and that 31.82% of women had additional LN+ on ALND, it may not be appropriate to apply the results of the ACOSOG Z0011 trial directly to our general population. Possibly, only a select subset of patients who match the trial population of the ACOSOG Z11 could be offered observation of the axilla and validated nomograms can be used to identify high-risk patients.
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- A Reddy
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast Service, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast Service, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast Service, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast Service, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast Service, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast Service, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast Service, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Parikh K, Pathak R, Wilson R, Broderick G. 165 Pre-operative Imaging for Revision Penile Prosthesis Surgery: When Exam Alone is not Enough. J Sex Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kong X, Salvador CM, Carlsson S, Pathak R, Davidsson KO, Le Breton M, Gaita SM, Mitra K, Hallquist ÅM, Hallquist M, Pettersson JBC. Molecular characterization and optical properties of primary emissions from a residential wood burning boiler. Sci Total Environ 2021; 754:142143. [PMID: 32898781 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Modern small-scale biomass burners have been recognized as an important renewable energy source because of the economic and environmental advantages of biomass over fossil fuels. However, the characteristics of their gas and particulate emissions remain incompletely understood, and there is substantial uncertainty concerning their health and climate impacts. Here, we present online measurements conducted during the operation of a residential wood-burning boiler. The measured parameters include gas and particle concentrations, optical absorption and chemical characteristics of gases and particles. Positive matrix factorization was performed to analyze data from a high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer (HR-ToF-CIMS) equipped with a filter inlet for gases and aerosols (FIGAERO). Six factors were identified and interpreted. Three factors were related to the chemical composition of the fuel representing lignin pyrolysis products, cellulose/hemicellulose pyrolysis products, and nitrogen-containing organics, while three factor were related to the physical characteristics of the emitted compounds: volatile compounds, semi-volatile compounds, and filter-derived compounds. An ordinal analysis was performed based on the factor fractions to identify the most influential masses in each factor, and by deconvoluting high-resolution mass spectra fingerprint molecules for each factor were identified. Results from the factor analysis were linked to the optical properties of the emissions, and lignin and cellulose/hemicellulose pyrolysis products appeared to be the most important sources of brown carbon under the tested burning conditions. It is concluded that the emissions from the complex combustion process can be described by a limited set of physically meaningful factors, which will help to rationalize subsequent transformation and tracing of emissions in the atmosphere and associated impacts on health and climate.
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- Xiangrui Kong
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Soundararajan D, Menon S, Rekhi R, Samarawickrema I, Mehta A, Van J, Tuan L, Lazdovskis C, Norling C, Rahman M, Abhayaratna W, Tan R, Pathak R. Characteristics of Patients and the Device Therapies: Real World-Data From The Canberra Hospital Device (TCH-ICD) Registry. Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Moosavi V, Paymard M, Ebrahimi R, Harvey T, Parkes N, Pathak R, Farshid A, Abhayaratna W, Alasady M. Sepsis associated new onset atrial fibrillation; risk factors and long term outcomes. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly encountered in the setting of systemic inflammation or infection. The optimal management of AF in this cohort and their long-term AF-related clinical outcome are unknown.
Purpose
The aims of our study were to evaluate the traditional and non-traditional AF risk factors and long-term AF-related clinical outcomes in patients who were diagnosed with new onset AF in the setting of sepsis.
Methods
In this retrospective cohort study, we used the medical records to identify patients who were diagnosed with the new onset AF during hospitalization for sepsis at our centre between 2013 and 2017. The primary clinical outcomes included 24-month risk of ischaemic stroke, major bleeding (gastrointestinal or intracranial bleeding), the recurrence of AF and the all-cause mortality. The patients with known AF or those who died during the index admission were excluded from the analysis.
Results
5598 patients were admitted to our hospital between 2013 and 2017 with sepsis. Of this cohort, 126 patients (mean age 69.7 years, 62.7% male) developed new onset AF during the index hospital admission (72.2% required ICU admission). 38 patients (30.1%) died during the initial hospitalisation while 88 patients (69.9%) were discharged from hospital (32% anticoagulated). 14 patients (16%) died within 24 months. Hypertension (59%), CKD (30%), diabetes (21%), and CCF (17%) were the most common risk factors. Mean CHA2DS2VASC score was 2.56±1.4 and mean HAS BLED score was 2.5±1.3. Mean CRP and WCC were 228±119 and 12.3±9.1 respectively. Comparing risk factors, only HASBLED score showed statistical significance on 24 months mortality (p=0.036, 95% CI 0.43–1.52). The composite incidence of all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke was three times lower in anticoagulated patients compared with those who did not receive anticoagulation even though this did not reach statistical significance (7.1% v 21.6% respectively, p=0.07; RR=0.32; 95% CI=0.79–1.36). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups for major bleeding events (3.5% v 3.3% respectively, p=0.68; RR=1.07; 95% CI=0.10–11.3). Rhythm and rate control therapies showed no significant difference on the composite outcome of all-cause mortality, ischaemic stroke and recurrence of AF (28.0% v 28.9%, p=0.92; RR=0.96, 95% CI=0.49–1.88), however, there was a trend towards less recurrence of AF in patients who received rate or rhythm control therapies (12% vs 18% respectively p=0.44; RR=0.67; 95% CI=0.24–1.85).
Conclusions
Our study suggests that anticoagulation therapy in patients with sepsis associated new onset AF may decrease composite of all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke without increasing major bleeding risk. Rhythm and rate control strategies did not decrease all-cause mortality, ischaemic stroke or risk of recurrence of AF. These findings can provide benchmarks for design of randomized control trials.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- V Moosavi
- Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for clinical studies, Melbourne, Australia
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- Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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Pun B, Karki B, Shrestha B, Pathak R, Shrestha P, Shrestha N. Diagnostic utility of ultrasonography and computerized tomography in gall bladder perforation: A case report. Radiol Case Rep 2020; 15:1905-1908. [PMID: 32874382 PMCID: PMC7452024 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.07.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Gall bladder (GB) perforation can be misdiagnosed as any other more common cause of acute abdomen. We present a case of a 72-year-female who had presented to the emergency department with an acute abdomen. The clinical presentation and the biochemical markers had pointed towards acute pancreatitis. However, the ultrasonographic examination of the abdomen and the pelvis suggested GB perforation which was confirmed by the multislice computerized tomography scan. Following this the patient underwent open cholecystectomy and was successfully managed. The invaluable contributions from the radiological modalities led to the successful management of the patient.
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- B. Pun
- Department of Radiology, Om Hospital and Research Center Pvt. Ltd, GPO 13494, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Om Hospital and Research Center Pvt. Ltd, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Gastrosurgery, Om Hospital and Research Center Pvt. Ltd, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Mahrajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Mahrajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Mahrajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Moosavi V, Paymard M, Ebrahimi R, Harvey T, Parkes N, Pathak R, Farshid A, Abhayaratna W, Alasady M. 253 Sepsis associated New Onset Atrial Fibrillation; Risk Factors and Long-term Outcome. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Parikh K, Lomax S, Pathak R, Bullock J, Schnell J, Broderick G. 391 Revision Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (IPP) Failure Rates and Risk Factors for Failure. J Sex Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.11.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Biju G, Sarin R, Wadasadawala T, Pathak R, Agarwal J. SP-074: Advances in Breast RT. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(20)30594-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kalpana G, Pathak R, La Porte A, Bock E, Eliscovich C, Martins L, Spivac A, Dixit U, Planelles V, Singer R. A quantitative single cell, single molecule RNA-FISH+IF and single cell RNA-seq analysis reveals stochasticity of reactivation of latent provirus. J Virus Erad 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30071-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Wadasadawala T, Sinha S, Parmar V, Verma S, Kannan S, Mondal M, Pathak R, Sarin R, Gaikar M. Comparison of subjective, objective and patient reported cosmetic outcomes between accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) and whole breast radiotherapy (WBRT): a prospective propensity score matched pair analysis. Breast 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(19)30307-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Raja D, Pandurangi U, Pathak R. Pharmacological Cardioversion with ‘Ibutilide’ in Atrial Tachyarrhythmias: Safety and Efficacy. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stolcman S, Tjong R, McAlpin M, McLean M, Tan R, Abhayaratna W, Pathak R. The Effect of his Bundle Pacing on QRS Duration in an Initial Patient Cohort. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Raja D, Pandurangi U, Pathak R. Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Left Atrial Flutters in Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Following Valve Replacement: A Case Series. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rajput S, Mutalib MBA, Pathak R, Ghozali RABM, Khalid AB, Nathesan N, Sam Y. RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS BY INTEGRATING PROBABILISTIC DISTRIBUTION OF FLUIDS AND FACIES WITH STOCHASTIC INVERSION. APGCE 2019 2019. [DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201903369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Raja D, Pandurangi U, Pathak R. 3-D Electro-Anatomical Mapping Guided Lead Placement in CRT. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tjong R, Stolcman S, McAlpin M, McLean M, Tan R, Abhayaratna W, Alasady M, Pathak R. Rate of Appropriate and Inappropriate Therapy in Patients with Non-Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy, A Comparison between Primary and Secondary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Raja D, Pandurangi U, Pathak R. Percutaneous Temporary Stellate Ganglion Block for Refractory VT Storm: A Case Series. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Agarwal JP, Krishnatry R, Panda G, Pathak R, Vartak C, Kinhikar RA, James S, Khobrekar SV, Shrivastava SK, D'Cruz AK, Deshpande DD. An Audit for Radiotherapy Planning and Treatment Errors From a Low-Middle-Income Country Centre. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2018; 31:e67-e74. [PMID: 30322681 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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AIMS To report the findings of an audit for radiotherapy errors from a low-middle-income country (LMICs) centre. This would serve as baseline data for radiotherapy error rates, their severity and causes, in such centres where modern error reporting and learning processes still do not exist. MATERIALS AND METHODS A planned cross-sectional weekly audit of electronic radiotherapy charts at the radiotherapy planning and delivery step for all patients treated with curative intent was conducted. Detailed analysis was carried out to determine the step of origin of error, time and contributing factors. They were graded as per indigenous institutional (TMC) radiotherapy error grading (TREG) system and the contributing factors identified were prioritised using the product of frequency, severity and ease of detection. RESULTS In total, 1005 consecutive radically treated patients' charts were audited, 67 radiotherapy errors affecting 60 patients, including 42 incidents and 25 near-misses were identified. Transcriptional errors (29%) were the most common type. Most errors occurred at the time of treatment planning (59.7%), with "plan information transfer to the radiation oncology information system" being the most frequently affected sub-step of the radiotherapy process (47.8%). More errors were noted at cobalt units (52/67; 77.6%) than at linear accelerators. Trend analysis showed an increased number of radiotherapy incidents on Fridays and near-misses on Mondays. Trend for increased radiotherapy errors noted in the evening over other shifts. On severity grading, most of the errors (54/60; 90%) were clinically insignificant (grade I/II). Inadequacies and non-adherence towards standard operating procedures, poor documentation and lack of continuing education were the three most prominent causes. CONCLUSION Preliminary data suggest a vulnerability of LMIC set-up to radiotherapy errors and emphasises the need for the development of longitudinal prospective processes, such as voluntary reporting and a continued education system, to ensure robust and comprehensive safe practises on par with centres in developed countries.
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- J P Agarwal
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India; Department of Medical Physics, Tata Memorial Center, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India; Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India; Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India; Department of Medical Physics, Tata Memorial Center, Parel, Mumbai, India
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Solanki DS, Kumar S, Parihar K, Tak A, Gehlot P, Pathak R, Singh SK. Characterization of a novel seed protein of Prosopis cineraria showing antifungal activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 116:16-22. [PMID: 29733925 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
An antifungal protein with a molecular mass of 38.6 kDa was isolated from the seed of Prosopis cineraria. The protein was purified using ammonium sulphate precipitation, ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The antifungal activity of purified protein was retained up to 50 °C for 10 min. The MALDI TOF mass spectroscopy revealed 15 assorted peptides. The molecular weight of the antifungal protein is different from antifungal proteins reported in seeds of other leguminous plants. The purified protein exerted antifungal activity against post-harvest fruit fungal pathogens Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Aspergillus fumigatus, isolated from the rotten fruits. The antifungal properties of this novel antifungal protein can be potentially exploited to manage post-harvest fungal disease of fruits through alternative means to reduce use of hazardous chemicals.
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- D S Solanki
- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur 342001, India.
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- Center Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342003, India
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- Center Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342003, India
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Wadasadawala T, Parmar V, Sinha S, Mondal M, Jain U, Kannan S, Pathak R, Sarin R. PO-1014: Comparison of subjective and objective assessment of cosmetic outcome following breast brachytherapy. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31324-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Schommer E, Pathak R, McNulty Z, Shah R, Broderick G. 207 Single Center Experience Using Doppler Assessment for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Complaint in More Than 500 Patients. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Moosavi V, Paymard M, Rahim A, Shahnam A, Pathak R, Abhayaratna W. Assessment of Patients With Syncope in a Level-6 Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pathak R, Wallington M, Saunders C, Braun M, Mullamitha S, Wilson G, Hasan J, Dodwell D, Bomb M, Saunders M. Rapid Analysis of Outcomes Using the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Dataset. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2017; 29:e134-e136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Basnyat A, Jha A, Pathak R, Shrestha B. Study of Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase and Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase in Breast Cancer Patients receiving Chemotherapy. JTLS 2017. [DOI: 10.11594/jtls.07.02.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Arnold JM, Rasaily U, Ramirez-Peña E, Pathak R, San Martin R, Purwaha P, Rao A, Putluri N, Rowley D, Sikora A, Mani S, Sreekumar A. Abstract P6-02-02: Uridine diphosphate glucose dehydrogenase is required for hyaluronic acid production and breast cancer invasion. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p6-02-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This abstract was withdrawn by the authors.
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- JM Arnold
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; BSW Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
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Bath M, Saratzis A, Saedon M, Sidloff D, Sayers R, Bown M, Pathak R, Brooks M, Hayes P, Imray C, Quarmby J, Choksy S, Earnshaw J, Shearman C, Grocott E, Rix T, Chetter I, Tennant W, Libertiny G, Sykes T, Dayer M, Pike L, Pherwani A, Nice C, Browning N, McCollum C, Yusuf S, Gannon M, Barwell J, Baker S, Vallabhaneni S, Davies A. Patients with Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm are at Significant Risk of Cardiovascular Events and this Risk is not Addressed Sufficiently. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017; 53:255-260. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pathak R, Fahed J, Kochar A, Marchlinski F. Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Bundle Branch Re-Entrant Ventricular Tachycardia. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pathak R, Kochar A, Gordon J, Marchlinski F, Dixit S. Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Left Ventricular Papillary Muscle Arrhythmias. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pande K, Shrestha S, Shrestha A, Prasad KBR, Rauniyar SK, Pudasaini S, Pathak R. Role of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase activity and lymphocytosis in the etiological diagnosis. J Pathol Nep 2016. [DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v6i12.16290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Pleural effusion is a common medical condition with many possible underlying etiologies. However, Tuberculosis is the most common cause of pleural effusion especially in countries like Nepal. Pleural uid lymphocytosis is seen in tuberculosis, malignancy and few auto-immune diseases. Adenosine Deaminase activity (ADA) level in tubercular pleural effusion is markedly increased compared to non-tubercular effusions. ADA estimation being a simple colorimetric method is suitable for the rapid diagnosis of tubercular effusion. This study aims to correlate the diagnostic ef cacy of ADA with the value of differential count (lymphocytosis) in establishing different etiology of pleural effusion. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional study of 50 cases with pleural effusion carried out in the department of Pathology, Green city hospital for the duration of Twenty one month’s dating from October 2014 to July 2016 AD. Results: Of all, tubercular pleural effusion accounted for 26%. ADA level was raised (≥40U/L) in 92% of Tubercular pleural effusion. The sensitivity and speci city of ADA alone to diagnose tubercular pleural effusion was 92% each and when lymphocytosis alone was considered sensitivity was 85% with speci city of 32% whereas the combined effect of both ADA with lymphocytosis was 100% (sensitivity) and 87% (speci city), 83% (positive predictive value) and 100% (negative predictive value) respectively with statistically signi cant p value (<0.05). Conclusion: We can conclude that the combination of pleural uid differential count (lymphocytosis >50%) and ADA level >40U/L provides with much more positive result than each component alone in differentiating tubercular effusion from other etiologies.
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Pathak R, Prasad KBR, Rauniyar SK, Pudasaini S, Pande K, Koirala S, Kafle S, Jha A, Chalise S, Basnyat AS. Fine needle aspiration cytology of head and neck lesions and its correlation with histopathology. J Pathol Nep 2016. [DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v6i12.16276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Fine needle aspiration cytology is a minimally invasive technique used in the initial diagnosis of different types of lesions located in head and neck region commonly originating from cervical lymph node, thyroid gland, salivary glands and soft tissues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and speci city of FNAC in various head and neck lesions in correlation with their histopathological examination. Materials and methods: A hospital based prospective study was conducted among 209 patients with palpable head and neck region swellings in the Department of Pathology, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital and the Department of Pathology, Nepal Medical College from August 2014 to July 2015. FNAC were done from palpable masses of head and neck regions. Data entry and analysis were done using SPSS 17. Result: There were 209 FNAC cases enrolled, out of which lymph node lesions (n=128) were the most common lesions followed by thyroid (n=40), other soft tissues (n=27) and salivary gland (n=14). Reactive lymph nodes, colloid goiter, epidermoid cyst and sialadenosis were the predominant diagnosis of lymph nodes, thyroid gland, soft tissues and salivary gland respectively. Highest accuracy, sensitivity and speci city were observed in thyroid gland, salivary gland and soft tissues. However, four false negative results for malignancy were reported in lymph node lesions. Conclusion: Head and neck region swellings are the commonly encountered conditions. FNAC being highly accurate, sensitive and speci c makes it useful and reliable procedure for screening and diagnosis of palpable masses in head and neck region.
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Patbandha TK, Marandi S, Ravikala K, Pathak R, Maharana BR, Murthy KS. Association of milk components with intra-mammary inflammation in Jaffrabadi buffaloes. Vet World 2016; 8:989-93. [PMID: 27047187 PMCID: PMC4774766 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.989-993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aim: To study the alteration of major milk components such as milk fat, protein, lactose, solid not fat (SNF) and total solids (TS) and their association with different degree of intra-mammary inflammation (IMI) in Jaffrabadi buffaloes. Materials and Methods: Milk samples (n=1516) were collected from Jaffrabadi buffaloes separately from each quarter. Milk samples were analyzed for milk fat, protein, lactose, SNF and TS percent on the same day using milk analyzer “LACTOSCAN.” Milk samples were checked for IMI by California mastitis test (CMT), and the results were expressed as negative (0), +, ++, and +++ CMT score. The traits of milk components which showed significant difference (p<0.05) between samples from inflamed and non-inflamed quarters were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to see the accuracy and degree of association with IMI. Results: Among several milk components, milk protein and lactose percent showed a significant difference (p<0.05) between milk samples from normal and inflamed quarters. Though, during the early stage of mammary gland inflammation milk protein percent remained significantly high (p<0.05), later with an increase in the degree of severity of inflammation it did not show any difference. Milk samples from normal udder quarters had significantly higher lactose percent than inflamed quarters (p<0.05). Milk lactose percent decreased gradually with an increase in the degree of severity of inflammation. ROC analysis revealed that milk samples having lactose content below the threshold values had significantly higher chances to come from inflamed udder quarters (p<0.05). Though, the value of the area under curve (AUC) indicated that milk lactose was significantly associated with IMI (p<0.05), the accuracy was moderate (AUC=0.71-0.75). Conclusions: The results of the present study indicated that milk lactose percent gradually and significantly reduced during IMI and can be used as a marker for identification of IMI in buffaloes. However, ROC analysis further confirmed that using milk lactose IMI can be identified with moderate accuracy.
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- T K Patbandha
- Polytechnic in Animal Husbandry, College of Veterinary Science and A.H. Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362 001, Gujarat, India
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- Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary Science and A.H. Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362 001, Gujarat, India
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- Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary Science and A.H. Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362 001, Gujarat, India
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- College of Agriculture and Research Station, Janjgir-Champa - 495 668, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and A.H. Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362 001, Gujarat, India
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- Cattle Breeding Farm, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362 001, Gujarat, India
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Background: Carcinoma of breast has become the major public health problem among females in developing as well as developed countries. InNepal it comprises 6% of total cancers cases and often diagnosed at advanced stage. Surgical removal or modified radical mastectomy (MRM) is the most commonly used tools for disease management. The objective of this study is to identify the clinical, macroscopic and microscopic features of MRM specimens.Materials and methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was carried out at Department of Pathology, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal. Macroscopic and microscopic examination provided the tumor size, stage, grade, lymph node status, lympho-vascular invasion and perineural invasion. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS 16.Results: The study comprised 112 breast cancer patients of which 109 (97.3%) were females and 3 (2.7%) were males. Invasive ductal carcinoma no specific type was the most common type of breast carcinoma. (84 cases) accounting 75% of total cases. Carcinoma with medullary features was second most common (6 cases) comprising 5.4% cases followed by lobular, papillary, apocrine, mucinious and NST mixed types. Grade II tumors were most frequent grade observed in 76.79% cases followed by Grade I (12.50%) and Grade III (10.71%).Conclusion: As a conclusion invasive ductal carcinoma was the most common histological type breast cancer and the tumors were found at T2 and N3 stage i.e maximum at grade II. Our study provides prognostic significance of histo-pathological information in breast cancer management.
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Chalise S, Jha A, Neupane PR, Pradhan SB, Pathak R. Impact of urothelial carcinoma with divergent differentiation on tumor stage. J Pathol Nep 2016. [DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v6i11.15672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Urinary bladder cancer is classified as urothelial or non-urothelial. Ninenty percent of bladder cancer are urothelial and has propensity for divergent differentiation. Squamous differentiation is associated with unfavourable prognostic features. The aim of this study is to determine the significance of urothelial carcinoma with divergent differentiation in relation to tumor stage and lymphovascular as well as perineural invasion in radical cystectomy and partial cystectomy specimen.Materials and methods: This prospective study was done among 51 patients who underwent radical cystectomy or partial cystectomy at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital from 1st August 2013 to 31st December 2015. Received specimen was grossed following standard protocol and histopathological evaluation was done in relation to tumor type, depth of invasion, Lymphovascular and perineural invasion.Results: Pure urothelial carcinoma comprises 47.1% of cases. Among the divergent differentiation, urothelial carcinoma with squamous differentiation was the commonest one (39.2%) followed by glandular differentiation (5.9%), sarcomatoid differentiation (3.9%), clear cell variant (2.0%) and squamous along with sarcomatoid variant (2.0%). Statistical significant correlation was found between urothelial carcinoma with divergent differentiation and tumor stage (p<0.012). Statistically significant correlation was also found between urothelial carcinoma with divergent differentiation and lymphovascular invasion (p=0.012) as well as perineural invasion (p=0.037).Conclusion: Most common divergent differentiation was squamous differentiation. Urothelial carcinoma with divergent differentiation was associated with higher stage and lymphovascular as well as perineural invasion. So it is mandatory to search for the divergent differentiation in urothelial carcinoma as this may be associated with unfavourable prognosis.
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Kumari S, Prasad S, Patbandha TK, Pathak R, Kumaresan A, Boro P, Manimaran A, Mohanty TK. Metabolic indicators for retention of fetal membranes in Zebu and crossbred dairy cattle. Anim Prod Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1071/an14941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The present study assessed the peripartum metabolic profile of Karan Fries crossbred (Holstein Friesian × Tharparkar) and Zebu (Sahiwal) cows in relation to expulsion of fetal membranes. Peripheral blood concentrations of glucose, total protein, total cholesterol, blood urea nitrogen, non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) and β-hydroxy butyric acid (BHBA) were determined (from 30 days before and 2 days after calving) in cows that expelled fetal membranes normally (n = 13; 7 crossbred and 6 Zebu cows) and in cows that developed retention of fetal membranes (RFM; n = 13; 7 crossbred and 6 Zebu cows). In both breeds, the cows that developed RFM had significantly lower concentrations of cholesterol, glucose and total protein, while the concentrations of NEFA, BHBA and blood urea nitrogen were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than those in cows that normally expelled the fetal membranes. In crossbred cows affected with RFM, the concentrations of NEFA increased significantly (P < 0.05) from Day 14 prepartum to Day 2 postpartum and the concentrations of BHBA increased from Day 7 prepartum to Day 2 after calving. Similarly, in Zebu cows, NEFA and BHBA concentrations increased significantly (P < 0.05) between Day 5 prepartum and Day 2 postpartum in RFM cows. Using receiver operator characteristic analysis, we observed that the concentrations of NEFA and BHBA before calving were highly related to the RFM. It may be inferred that monitoring the levels of NEFA and BHBA during prepartum period would help in identifying the cows at the risk of developing RFM.
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