Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

SPECTRUM OF ANEMIA IN ADOLESCENTS ADMITTED AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE: A RETROLECTIVE STUDY

2024-11-27T13:40:50+0530

Introduction: Anemia in adolescents needs to be studied as it affects the development and health of an individual in adult life. Adolescent anemia refer to a group of anemias that occur in the age between 10- 19 yrs. Anemia in adolescents needs to be studied as it affects the development and health of an individual in adult life. Morphological examination of anemia is important to find out underlying cause.

Material and Methods: A Retrospective Observational study conducted on patients of 10- 19 years old visiting hematology section of central clinical laboratory at Dr VPMCH and RC Nashik, Maharashtra from September 2022 to September 2023.

Results: Total 473 patients were included in the study of which 323(68% were anemic. This includes 54% females and maximum patients were in late adolescence stage. On studying RBC Indices and morphology, it was observed that 242(75% cases had Microcytic Hypochromic anemia

Conclusion: Anemia is most commonly seen adolescents especially in girls of late adolescent age group. Microcytic hypochromic Anemia is most common among adolescents. Morphological assessment is necessary in all cases for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Unexpected Diagnosis of Chondroma in a Pediatric Patient Presenting with Tongue Swelling: A Case Report

2025-03-15T09:44:26+0530

Chondromas are rare benign cartilaginous tumors, especially uncommon in the oral cavity and even rarer in pediatric patients. We present a case of a 5-year-old male child with a swelling on the dorsum of the tongue, initially diagnosed as an epidermoid cyst based on MRI findings. However, histopathological examination revealed a chondroma, highlighting the importance of histopathological analysis in confirming diagnoses and guiding appropriate management, particularly in atypical cases.

A Rare case of papillary carcinoma in branchial cleft cyst

2025-03-15T09:45:27+0530

Anomalies of branchial cyst are rare diseases of head and neck region. Confirmation el definite pathology is always challenging for clinicians. Ectopic thyroid tissue is ubiquitous in the body and branchial cleft cyst a congenital abnormality can rarely harbor thyroid tissue in cyst. Primary pupillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) inside ectopic thyroid tissue is extremely rare. We report a very rare case of PTC incidentally arising in a brunchial cyst cleft.