The gross abnormalities and villous lesions in the preeclampsia (P < 0.001) and eclampsia syndrome (P < 0.05) were significant.

Neonates are easily prone for bacterial infection. Diagnosis of neonatal septicemia may be difficult as the early signs of sepsis may be subtle and different at different gestational ages. The present study was undertaken to assess the significance of the hematological scoring system (HSS) for early detection of neonatal sepsis. About 50 peripheral blood smears of all newborns collected were analysed for neonatal sepsis using the HSS of Rodwell et al. (J Pediatr 112:761-767, 1988). Analysis in our study found that an abnormal immature to total neutrophil ratio (I:T) followed by an abnormal immature to mature neutrophil ratio (I:M) were the most sensitive indicators in identifying infants with sepsis. The HSS is a simple, quick, cost effective tool which can be used as a screening test for early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.

Chondroid syringoma is a rare benign skin adnexal tumor of eccrine/apocrine origin affecting commonly the head and neck region. It is also called as mixed tumor of skin because of the presence of both the epithelial and mesenchymal components. There are very few case reports of chondroid syringoma diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). We hereby report a case of giant chondroid syringoma occurring over the lower back in a 50-year-old male, diagnosed initially on cytology and confirmed by histopathology. This case is reported for its unusual size and site of occurrence. We describe the clinical features, cytology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and differential diagnosis of giant chondroid syringoma along with review of literature.

Background:Breast carcinoma is one of the most common cancers occurring in the female population world-wide. Normal cells gradually transform to form the cancer cells through several stages. Nuclear changes occurring during these transformational steps need to be assessed objectively. Hence nuclear morphometry can be used as a diagnostic tool.Aim:To compare the nuclear morphometric parameters of benign and malignant breast aspirates.Study Design:Cytology was used to categorize aspirates from the breast lumps in to malignant (30 cases), and benign (30 cases). Nuclear parameters were calculated using the Image J 1.44C morphometric software. Several nuclear size parameters were analyzed.Results:The nuclear area, perimeter, diameter, compactness, and concave points were found to be statistically significant (P < 0.05) parameters in differentiating benign, and malignant aspirates.Conclusion:Nuclear morphometry was thus, a useful objective tool in the differentiating benign, and malignant breast lesions.

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