Submissions from 2007
Frequency of primary solid malignant neoplasms in different age groups as seen in our practice, Zubair Ahmed, Najamul Sahar Azad, Fouzia Rauf, Nausheen Yaqoob, Akthar Husain, Aamir Ahsan, Rashida Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema H. Hassan
Characterization of mycobacterium tuberculosis central Asian strain 1 using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit genotyping, Asho Ali, Zahra Hasan, Mahnaz Tanveer, amna siddiqui, Solomon Ghebremichael, Gunilla Kallenius, and Rumina Hasan
Metastatic signet ring gastric adenocarcinoma presenting with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Nausheen Kamran, Salman Adil, and Shahid Pervez
Haemorrhagic manifestations and utility of haematological parameters in dengue fever: A tertiary care centre experience at Karachi, Natasha Ali, Mohammad Usman, Naveen Syed, and Mohammad Khurshid
Thymoma : a clinicopathologic association of world health organization histologic subtype and invasive behaviour, Najamul Sahar Azad, Zubair Ahmad, Aamir Ahsan, Saulat Fatimi, Rashida Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema H. Hasan
Comparision between bed side testing of blood glucose by glucometer vs centralized testing in a tertiary care hospital, Ayaz Baig, Imran Siddiqui, Abdul Jabbar, Syed Iqbal Azam, Salman Sabir, Shahryar Alam, and Farooq Ghani
Patho-epidemiology of breast cancer in Karachi '1995-1997', Yasmin Bhurgri
Patho-epidemiology of Cancer Cervix in Karachi South, Yasmin Bhurgri, Kauser Nazir, Yasmeen Shaheen, Ahmed Usman, Naveen Faridi, Hadi Bhurgri, Jawaid Malik, Imtiaz Bashir, Asif Bhurgri, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, Sheema H. Hasan, Faridoon Setna, and S MH Zaidi
Challenges in biological science research in Pakistan, Zahra Hasan
Longitudinal tracking of cytokines after acute exposure to tuberculosis: association of distinct cytokine patterns with protection and disease development, Rabia Hussain, Najeeha Talat, Firdaus Shahid, and Ghaffar Dawood
Epidermoid cyst of the ovary, Romana Idress, Zubair Ahmad, Khurrum Minhas, and Naila Kayani
Drug susceptibility pattern of mycobacterium tuberculosis in adult patients with miliary tuberculosis, Muhammad Irfan, Syed Fayyaz Hussain, Kauser Jabeen, and Muhammad Islam
Granulocytic sarcoma in the absence of acute myeloid leukemia: a case report, Safoorah Khalid, Salman Naseem Adil, and Irfan Ahmed Vaziri
Pattern of chromosomal abnormalities in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Safoorah Khalid, Mohammad Usman, Salman Adil, Ambreen Ayub, and Mohammad Khurshid
Dengue outbreak in Karachi, Pakistan, 2006: experience at a tertiary care center, Erum Khan, Jaweriah Siddiqui, Sadia Shakoor, Vikram Mehraj, Bushra Jamil, and Rumina Hasan
Human papillomavirus subtype 16 is common in Pakistani women with cervical carcinoma, Saeed Khan, Nadeem N. Jaffer, Mohammad Nasherwan Khan, Mohammad A. Rai, Majid Shafiq, Adnan Ali, Shahid Pervez, Nusrat Khan, Aliya Aziz, and Syed H. Ali
Concomitant urothelial carcinoma and prostatic adenocarcinoma, Amna Khurshid and Zubair Ahmad
'Nuclear grooves' in nodular hidradenoma: frequency and significance of an unrecognized histopatological feature, Amna Khurshid, Nausheen Yaqoob, Hafeez A. Devan, and Shahid Pervez
Sixty-minute post-Synacthen serum cortisol level: a reliable and cost-effective screening test for excluding adrenal insufficiency compared to the conventional short Synacthen test, S Mansoor, N Islam, I Siddiqui, and A Jabbar
Breast cancer with associated granulomatous axillary lymphadenitis: a diagnostic and clinical dilemma in regions with high prevalence of tuberculosis, Khurram Minhas, Tariq Moatter, and Shahid Pervez
Clinical presentation and genotype of hepatitis delta in Karachi, Tariq Moatter, Zaigham Abbas, Sabhita Shabir, and Wasim Jafri
Immunohistochemical her-2/ Neu expression with gene amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization for assessment in breast carcinomas, Tariq Moatter, Zeeshan-Ud- Din, Zahida Latif Khilji, Farzana Murad, Naila Kayani, and Shahid Pervez
Analysis of amniotic fluid specimens for common chromosome disorders using interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization, Tariq Moatter, Zahida Khilji, Farzana Murad, and Shama Munim
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) screening in Pakistani neonates: to be or not to be, Bushra Moiz
Transfusion medicine illustrated: B subgroup mistyped as O, Bushra Moiz, Salman Adil, and Muhammad Suleman
Cavernous transverse mesocolonic lymphangioma in an adult, Saira Nizami, Kamran Mohiuddin, Irfan Daudi, Zubair Ahmed, and Muhammed Ashraf Memon
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast with central necrosis closely mimicking ductal carcinoma in situ (comedo type): a case series, Shahid Pervez and Hassan Khan
Comparative predictive value of three prognostic markers--S-phase fraction, PCNA and mitotic count on axillary lymph node metastasis in carcinoma breast, Shahid Pervez, Muhammad Nadeem Khan, and Muhammad Israr Nasir
Collecting duct carcinoma: an incidental finding in a non functional kidney secondary to nephrolithiasis, Asim Qureshi
Melanoma presenting as pericardial effusion, Asim Qureshi
True malignant mixed tumor of parotid, Asim Qureshi
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a demographic, morphologic and immunohistochemical study, F Rauf, Y Bhurgri, and Shahid Pervez
DHT rescues prostate cancer cells from doxazocin induced apoptosis, M. Salagierski, Hanna M. Romanska, Rachel Bruton, Zulfiqar G. Gulzar, P D Abel, Miroslaw Sosnowski, and El Nasir Lalani
Chronic ITP: analysis of various factors at presentation which predict failure to first line treatment and their response to second line therapy, Naveen Naz Syed, Salman Adil, Muhamed Raihan Sajid, Mohammad Usman, Bushra Moiz, G N Kakepoto, and Mohammad Khurshid
Diagnostic importance of bone marrow examination in non-hematological disorders, Naveen Naz Syed, Bushra Moiz, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Thrombocytosis: age dependent aetiology and analysis of platelet indices for differential diagnosis, Naveen Naz Syed, Mohammad Usman, and Mohammad Khurshid
Nuclear FoxO3a expression is associated with lymph node negative, ER+ invasive ductal carcinomas, Gulisa Turashvili, E. Fridman, H. Romanska, Eric W-F Lam, J. Skarda, P. Murray, Zdenek Kolar, and El Nasir Lalani
Clear cell carcinoma of ovary with associated mucinous cystadenoma and endometriosis, Zeeshan Uddin, Nausheen Yaqoob, Naila Kayani, and Sheema H. Hasan
Chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia: response of imatinib mesylate and significance of sokal score, age and disease duration in predicting the hematological and cytogenetic response, Mikal Usman, Naveen Naz Syed, G N Kakepoto, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Hematological and nonhematological toxicities of imatinib mesylate in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumor, Mohammad Usman, Naveen Naz Syed, Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Medicolegal liability in pathology: an international perspective, Mark R. Wick; Elliott Foucar; Philip W. Allen,; Venancio A.F. Alves; Johannes Bjornsson; Fred Bosman; Andrew W. Churg; Ricardo Drut; Christopher S. Foster; Steffen Hauptmann; Prodromos Hytiroglou; Tseng-tong Kou; Osamu Matsubara; Oscar Nappi; Shahid Pervez; Juan Rosai; Hironobu Sasano; Philippe Vielh; and Bernhard Zelger
Antimicrobial resistance in neisseria gonorrhoeae and limited treatment options, Afia Zafar and Kauser Jabeen
Nosocomial buffalopoxvirus infection, Karachi, Pakistan, Afia Zafar, Robert Swanepoel, Roger Hewson, Mazhar Nizam, Altaf Ahmed, Akhtar Husain, Antoinette Grobbelaar, Kevin Bewley, Valerie Mioulet, Barry Dowsett, Linda Easterbrook, and Rumina Hasan
Comparison of different phenotypic methods of detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococcus aureus with the molecular detection of mec-a gene, M Zeeshan, K Jabeen, E Khan, S Irfan, S Ibrahim, Z Parween, and Afia Zafar
Evaluation of immune response to hepatitis B vaccine in health care workers at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: an observational prospective study, Mohammad Zeeshan, Kauser Jabeen, Anita Nausheen Akbar Ali, Ailia Wilayat Ali, Saadia Z Farooqui, Vikram Mehraj, and Afia Zafar
Submissions from 2006
Small B Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in Pakistan, Kanwal Aftab, Yasmin Bhurgri, and Shahid Pervez
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, Zubair Ahmad, Fouzia Rauf, Najamul Sahar Azad, and Aamir Ahsan
Significance of immunohistochemistry in accurate characterization of malignant tumors, Zubair Ahmed, Najamul Sahar Azad, Yasmeen Bhurgari, Rashida Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema Hasan
Bilateral breast enlargement due to trichophyton rubrum, Syed Sohail Ali, Afia Zafar, Suhail Muzaffar, Fawad Aslam, and Javaid A. Khan
Uterine Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumour Presenting as a Cervical Mass, Najamul Sahar Azad, Shahid Pervez, Naila Kayani, and Aliya Begum Aziz
Correlation of serum cortisol levels and stress among medical doctors working in emergency departments., Ayaz Baig, Imran Siddiqui, Haider Naqvi, Salman Sabir, Jawaid Jabbar, and Muhammad Shahid
Pakistan - Country Profile of Cancer and Cancer Control 1995-2004, Yasmin Bhurgri, Asif Bhurgri, Sania Nishter, Ashfaq Ahmed, Ahmed Usman, Shahid Pervez, Naila Kayani, Rashida Ahmed, Sheema H. Hassan, Ahmed Riaz, Hadi Bhurgri, and Imtiaz Bashir
Epidemiological review of head and neck cancers in Karachi, Yasmin Bhurgri, Asif Bhurgri, Ahmed Usman, Shahid Pervez, Naila Kayani, Imtiaz Bashir, Rashida Ahmed, and Sheema H. Hasan
Patho-epidemiology of lung cancer in Karachi (1995-2002), Yasmin Bhurgri, Asif Bhurgri, Ahmed Usman, Nassar Sheikh, Naveen Faridi, Jawaid Malik, Rasheeda Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema H. Hasan
Cancer Profile of Larkana , Pakistan (2000-2002), Yasmin Bhurgri, Shahid Pervez, Naila Kayani, Asif Bhurgri, Ahmed Usman, Imtiaz Bashir, Rashida Ahmed, Sheema H. Hasan, and Mohd. Khurshid
Significance of cytogenetic abnormalities in acute myeloid leukaemia, Mahadev S. Harani, Salman Adil, Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto, Zahida Khilji, Usman Shaikh, and Mohammad Khurshid
Role of ICT malaria immunochromatographic test for rapid diagnosis of malaria, Mahadev S. Harani; M.Asim Beg; Lubna Khaleeq,; Salman Adil; Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto; and Mohammad Khurshid
M. leprae inhibits apoptosis in THP-1 cells by downregulation of bad and bak and upregulation of mcl-1 gene expression, Zahra Hasan, Mussarat Ashraf, Ali Tayyebi, and Rabia Hussain
Elevated serum CCL2 concomitant with a reduced mycobacterium-induced response leads to disease dissemination in leprosy, Zahra Hasan, Bushra Jamil, Irfan Zaid, S Zafar, Animesh Khan, and Rabia Hussain
Spoligotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Pakistan reveals predominance of Central Asian Strain 1 and Beijing isolates, Zahra Hasan, Mahnaz Tanveer, Akbar Kanji, Qaiser Hasan, Solomon Ghebremichael, and Rumina Hasan
The effects of Sex steroid hormones and Interleukin-1-beta on MUC1 expression in endometrial epithelial cell lines, A W. Horne, El-Nasir Lalani, R A. Margara, and J O. White
Extra pulmonary uptake of Tc-99m-MAA perfusion lung scan as a result of right to left intra cardiac shunt, Riffat Hussain, Maseeh-uz-Zaman, Sohail Abrar Khan, and M Nadeem Ahmad
Evaluation of a microcolony detection method and phage assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples, Seema Irfan, Rumina Hasan, Akber Kanji, Qaiser Hassan, and Iqbal Azam
Assessment of resistance in multi drug resistant tuberculosis patients, Seema Irfan, Qaiser Hassan, and Rumina Hasan
Comparison of two methods (precipitation manual and fully automated enzymatic) for the analysis of HDL and LDL cholesterol, Jawaid Jabbar, Imran Siddiqui, and Qaiser Raza
Emergence of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Pakistan, Kauser Jabeen, Erum Khan, and Rumina Hasan
Phylloides tumors in adolescent girls and young women in Pakistan., Naila Kayani, Amna Khurshid, and Yasmin Bhurgri
Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast, an intriguing rarity., Naila Kayani, Fozia Rauf, and Yasmin Bhurgri
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia terminating in acute myeloid leukemia, Safoorah Khalid, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of Lymph Node - a Rare Entity, Safoorah Khalid, Nausheen Yaqoob, and Shahid Pervez
Coexistence of caseating granulomas with Hodgkin's lymphoma: a diagnostic and clinical dilemma, Hassan Khan and Shahid Pervez
Estrogen receptor alpha-negative and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer: lab error or real entity?, Jawad Kiani, Afrasyab Khan, Hina Khawar, Afrasyab Shuaib, and Shahid Pervez
Extranodal NHL- A retrospective review of clinico-pathologic features and outcome and comparison with nodal NHL Single institution experience years: 1988-2004, A Lal, S Adil, and N Masood
Medullary carcinoma of breast with a novel germline mutation 1123T >G in exon 11 of BRCA1, Tariq Moattar, Toheed Kausar, Muniba Aban, Shaista Khan, and Shahid Pervez
Seroprevalence of syphilis in healthy non commercial blood donors in Karachi, Bushra Moiz, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Malignant vascular tumors of liver in neonates., Zafar Nazir and Shahid Pervez
Therapy Insight: Parenteral Estrogen treatment for Prostate Cancer—a new dawn for an old therapy, Jeremy Ockrim, El-Nasir Lalani, and Paul Abel
Changes in vascular flow after transdermal oestradiol therapy for prostate cancer: a mechanism for cardiovascular toxicity and benefit?, Jeremy L Ockrim, El Nasir Lalani, Mo Aslam, Nigel Standfield, and Paul D Abel
Mixed epithelial and stromal tumour of kidney, Fozia Rauf, Nausheen Yaqoob, and Akhtar Husain
Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) with metastases to lungs and adrenal glands, Azizunnisa Raza, Zubair Ahmad, and Suhail Muzzaffar
Screening for cystic fibrosis: The importance of using the correct tools, Uzma Shah and Tariq Moatter
p27Kip1 and p130 Cooperate to regulate Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation in Vivo, Inês Soeiro, Azim Mohamedali, Hanna M. Romanska, Nicholas C. Lea, Emma S. Child, Janet Glassford, Stephen J. Orr, Claudia Roberts, Kikkeri N. Naresh, El-Nasir Lalani, David J. Mann, Roger J. Watson, N. Shaun B. Thomas, and Eric W. -F. Lam
Fludarabine induced autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Naveen Naz Syed and Mohammad Khurshid
Systemic mastocytosis: A rare entity, Naveen Naz Syed and Bushra Moiz
Clinico-pathologic features of chronic myeloid leukemia and risk stratification according to sokal score, Naveen Naz Syed, Mikal Usman, Gulnaz Khaliq, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Angiokeratoma of tongue:a series of 14 cases, Nausheen Yaqoob, Aamir Ahsan, Zubair Ahmed, Akhter Husain, Rashid Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema Hassan
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Nausheen Yaqoob and Sheema H. Hasan
Painless breast lump in an elderly woman Secretory breast carcinoma in an elderly woman, Nausheen Yaqoob, Naila Kayani, and Hasan Sheema Habib ul
A 60-year-old woman with history of hoarseness and dysphagia. Laryngeal liposarcoma, Nausheen Yaqoob, Shahid Pervez, and Ishtiaq Ahmed
Frequency and Characteristics of Breast lymphomas presenting to a tertiary care hospital, Pakistan, Nausheen Yaqoob, Shahid Pervez, Naila Kayani, Rashida Ahmed, Zubair Ahmed, and Sheema Hasan
Blood and body fluid exposure and risk to health care workers, Afia Zafar
Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Zeeshan-ud-din, Nausheen Yaqoob, Turab Pishoroi, Muhammad Zafar Rafique, and Ali Kamran
Submissions from 2005
Effects of androgen on the androgen receptor expression in human endometrium, Ahmad Azlan Ab Aziz, E Whitney, A. Suenaga, Geoffrey H. Trew, R Margara, El Nasir Lalani, and J White
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in Pakistan: an emerging epidemic?, Muhammad Bilal Abid, Faria Nasim, Kashif Anwar, and Shahid Pervez
Colorectal Carcinoma, Extent and Spread in our Population. Resection Specimens give Valuable Information, Zubair Ahmad, Rooma Idrees, Rashid Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema Habibul Hasan
Solid and cystic epithelial neoplasm of pancreas with metastasis: report of a highly unusual case, Zubair Ahmad, Nausheed Yaqboob, Suhail Muzaffar, and Nadeem Ahmad
Psychomotor skills for the undergraduate medical curriculum in a developing country--Pakistan, Rashida Ahmed, Zoon Naqvi, and Ineke Wolfhagen
Ovarian primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of non-small cell type: Report of an extremely rare neoplasm, Zubair Ahmed, Kanwal Aftab, and Naila Kayani
Paediatric stool cultures: seasonal variation in bacterial pathogens isolated in Karachi, Pakistan, Mahboob Alam, Muna Ahmed, Syed Sohail Ali, Muslim Atiq, Yasir Naeem Akhtar, Aamir Ansari, Fahd Abdullah Chaudhry, Hamid Bashir, Syed Farid-ul-Husnain, and Afia Zafar
Prognostic value of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast, Syed Abdul Aziz, Shahid Pervez, Shaista M. Khan, Naila Kayani, and Muhammad Israr Nasir