About
Pathology is a discipline deeply rooted in medical history that bridges clinical practice and basic science, serving as a foundation for sound clinical medicine. The term ‘Pathology’ represents the study of disease, involving the investigation of patterns, causes, underlying mechanisms, and effects of illnesses. It encompasses the entire disease process from inception to termination by examining the changes produced.
Pathology is a vital component of medical education for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners, significantly enhancing their skills and efficiency. It includes both the medical specialty that utilizes organs, cells, tissues, and body fluids to obtain clinically useful information, and the scientific study of disease processes through examination.
The faculty of the Department of Pathology plays a major role in teaching and training undergraduate students in Medicine (Phase-II) and allied courses, as well as postgraduate students aiming to become specialist consultants of global standards. Additionally, the department provides competent laboratory services essential for diagnosing diseases and monitoring patient treatment.
Regular, interactive, and integrated academic programs are conducted to foster academic excellence and quality in patient care. The department actively engages in research activities and publishes findings in indexed national and international scientific journals. Pathology includes various sub-sections such as Histopathology, Cytopathology, Hematology, and Clinical Pathology, along with specialty sections like Immunohistochemistry and Immunocytochemistry.
Courses
Undergraduate Course: MBBS
Postgraduate Course: M.D. Pathology
Teaching Faculty
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Facilities
Teaching Facility:
Facilities available for teaching include:
- 4 lecture theatres with a capacity of 300 students, well-equipped with audio-visual aids.
- 3 demonstration rooms: 2 with a capacity of 50 students and 1 with a capacity of 25 students, each well-equipped with audio-visual aids.
- Practical hall with a capacity of 90 students, equipped with the instruments and equipment required as per MCI guidelines.
Research Laboratory:
Equipped with advanced facilities such as:
- Histochemistry & Cytochemistry tools: Mucicarmine, Congo Red, Trichrome stains, Pearl’s stain, Reticulin, Giemsa staining, Z.N. staining, Periodic acid-Schiff’s stain, Myeloperoxidase, Sudan black B, Neutrophil alkaline phosphatase stain.
- Frozen Section facilities for quick diagnosis.
Central Clinical Pathology Lab (Hospital Wing):
- Sample collection for various tests in all departments.
- Urine examination, complete blood count (CBC), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
Departmental Library
The Departmental Library offers separate reading facilities for faculty and students, featuring the latest edition textbooks and current National & International journals. It serves as a valuable resource for both teaching and research activities.
Departmental Research Lab
The Departmental Research Lab is well-equipped with advanced research facilities, including computers, printers, and internet services. It houses a wide array of instruments and equipment essential for conducting cutting-edge research in pathology.
Well Equipped With:
- Binocular Microscope (Olympus CICH-20)
- Television Sets
- Overhead Projectors
- Chemical Balance
- Analytical Weight Boxes
- Blood Presser Instruments
- Blood Cell Counters
- Digital pH Meter
- Drilling Machine
- Electrophoresis Apparatus
- Electric Bath
- Hot Air Oven
- Hemocytometer
- Immunochemistry Apparatus
- Photoelectric Calorimeter
- Refrigerator
- Lab Stirrer
- Centrifuge Machine (Angel Head)
- Digital Colorimeter
- Ultraviolet Fluorescence Cabinet
- Water Bath
- Computer with Printer & Scanner
List of Ongoing Research Projects:
- Agrawal S, Jalal F - Role Of Direct Immunofluorescence In Dermatological Lesions.
- Akhtar N, Jalal F, Ali M - Flow Cytometric Analysis of Activation of Platelets in Patients of Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Analysis.
- Sahai R, Durrani N - Evaluation of Her2Neu Status in Breast Carcinoma Specimens Using Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization.
- Yashi S, Jalal F - Clinico-histo Morphological Analysis of Soft Tissue Tumors with Immunohistochemistry in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
- Soni S, Patil M - Clinicopathological Correlation of Mean Platelet Volume and Other Platelet Parameters in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
- Surana N, Ali Ashraf M - Histopathological Study of Ovarian Tumors with Biomarkers in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
- Khan N, Jalal F - Comparison of Fluorescent Staining and Ziehl Neelsen Staining in Skin Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Leprosy: A Hospital-Based Study.
- Verma C, Kumar N - Correlation of Histomorphological Findings of Prostate Biopsies with Prostate Specific Antigen Levels in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
- Parihar S, Jalal F, Parashar H - Histopathological Evaluation to Compare the Diagnostic Accuracy of Pipelle’s Endometrial Sampling with Conventional Dilatation and Curettage in Patients with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.
- Rathore D, Patil M, Ahmed M - Evaluation of Rodwell's Hematological Scoring System in Determining Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis at a Tertiary Care Centre.
- Upadhyay S, Nichlani R - Study of Correlation of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratios in Different Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease and Their Prognostic Significance.
- Pimple T, Ali Ashraf M, Singh K - The Study of Histopathology Spectrum of Lung Lesions in a Tertiary Care Centre in Central India.
- Verma D, Majmudar A - Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Head and Neck and Its Correlation with Histopathology.
- Solanki V, Ali Ashraf M, R - Routine Hematological Parameters in Diabetic Patients in a Tertiary Care Center.
- Ali Ashraf M - Effect of Different Variables in Frozen Section.
Other Labs
- Students Practical Laboratory
- Routine Pathology Laboratory
- Emergency Pathology Laboratory
- Central Research Laboratory
- Histopathology Lab
- Morbid Anatomy/Autopsy Lab
- Cytopathology Lab
- Hematology/Clinical Pathology Lab
Museum
The department maintains a well-equipped museum with specimens, charts, and graphs. It features an established photographic section and an art section, providing valuable resources for educational and research purposes.
Important Equipment
- Binocular Microscopes
- Penta Head Microscope
- Binocular Research Microscopes
- Microscope with Photography Facility
- Automated Tissue Processor
- Microtome Semi Automated
- Microtome Fully Automated
- Cryostat for Frozen Sections
- Microwave for IHC
- HPLC Machine (Hb Variants)
- Centrifuge
- PT and aPTT Automated Analyzer/Coagulometer
- Flow Cytometry
- Hematology Equipment
- IHC Equipment
- Digi Scanner Automated Slide Scanner
- Deca Head Olympus
- Slide Warming Table (Hot Plate)
- Grossing Station
- Electric Tissue Floatation Bath
- Antigen Retrieval MERS Equipment (IHC Automated Machine)
- Bone Cutter Machine
- Fully Automated Multistainer Workstation
- Paraffin Dispenser
- pH Meter
- Automated Cover Slip Stand
- Stand Alone Cold Plate
- Automated Embedding System
- Cytospin
- LBC (Liquid-Based Cytology)
- Refrigerator
- Micropipette
- Automated 3-Part Cell Counter
- Counter
- Automated 6-Part Cell Counter
- Automated Coagulometer
- Automated Urinometer (URIPLUS 200)
- Water Bath
- Neubauer Chamber
- Pipettes
- Apheresis Machine
- Apheresis Couch
- ELISA Reader and Washer
- PRP Centrifuge Machine
- Refrigerator Centrifuge Machine
- Refrigerators
- Donor Couch
- Autoclave
- Hot Air Oven
- Incubator
- Plasma Cryo Bath
- Tube Sealer Machine
- Blood Collection Monitor
- Plasma Extractor
- Oxygen Cylinder with Mask
- Emergency Medicine Tray
- Thermometer
- Pulse Oximeter
- Laminar Air Flow Bench
- Electrophoresis Apparatus
- Electric Bath
- Photoelectric Calorimeter
- Binocular Microscope (Olympus CICH-20)
- Television Sets
- Chemical Balance
- Analytical Weight Boxes
- Refrigerator (Big - 260 lt.)
- Blood Presser Instrument
- Drilling Machine
- Refrigerator (Small - 180 lt.)
- Overhead Projectors
- Screens
- Vortex Test Tube Shaker
- Digital Colorimeter
- Ultraviolet Fluorescence Cabinet
- Computer
- Sahli’s Hemoglobinometers (50)
- Wintrobe’s Tubes
- Westergren’s Tubes with Stand
- RBC Pipette
- WBC Pipette
- Urinometer
- Albuminometer
- Bone Marrow Aspiration Needle
- LP-Needle
- Biopsy Needle
Highlights & Activities
Events & News:
Stay updated with the latest events, seminars, workshops, and news related to the Department of Pathology.
Publication List:
- Pandey G, Nichlani R, Jalaly F, Durrani N, Ali M.A. Correlation of cytomorphology with flow cytometric analysis in patients of acute leukemia in a tertiary care hospital: Correlation with flow cytometric findings. Journal of Pathology of Nepal (2022) Vol. 12, 1918–1922.
- Singh M, Kumar N, Jalaly F, Ali M.A. Molecular Study of Breast Cancer by Immunohistochemistry and Its Correlation with Histopathological Grading. IJMSCR, Volume 5, Issue 2, Page No: 239-248 March-April 2022.
- Durrani N, Jalaly F, Siddique S.S, Ali M.A, Singh M. Reporting Risk of Malignancy in Salivary Gland Cytopathology and Histopathology: A Cross-Sectional Study. JCDR, June 2021;15(6):EC23-EC27.
- Singh M, Jalaly F, Ali M.A. Spectrum of Lesions in Skin Biopsy in a Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 2021:4(11):151-155.
- Pandey G, Nichlani R, Jalaly F, Durrani N, Ali M.A. Correlation of cytomorphology with flow cytometric analysis in patients of acute leukemia in a tertiary care hospital: Correlation with flow cytometric findings. Journal of Pathology of Nepal (2022) Vol. 12, 1918–1922.
- Patil M.C, Mahla R, Shrivastava S. Emerging Challenge of Post-COVID Rhino Orbital Mucormycosis: Retrospective Study. International Journal of Scientific Research, 2021:10(10):ISSN NO.2277-8179.
- Patil M.C, Madhav N, Singh K.G., Jalaly F, Singh M. Convalescent Plasma: A Safe, Effective, and Supportive Tool During COVID-19 Pandemic - 6 Months Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 2021;4(10):82-86.
- Pandey G, Nichlani R, Jalaly F, Durrani N, Ali M.A. Correlation of cytomorphology with flow cytometric analysis in patients of acute leukemia in a tertiary care hospital: Correlation with flow cytometric findings. Journal of Pathology of Nepal (2022) Vol. 12, 1918–1922.
- Singh M, Jalaly F, Ali M.A. Spectrum of Lesions in Skin Biopsy in a Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 2021:4(11):151-155.
- Singh M., Kumar N, Jalaly F. Molecular Study of Breast Cancer by IHC and Its Correlation with Histopathological Grading. International Journal of Medical Science & Current Research, Volume 5, Issue 2, Page No. 239-248, March-April 2022. ISSN (Print)- 2209-2870, ISSN (Online)- 2209-2862.
- Pandey G, Nichlani R, Jalaly F, Durrani N, Ali M.A. Correlation of cytomorphology with flow cytometric analysis in patients of acute leukemia in a tertiary care hospital: Correlation with flow cytometric findings. Journal of Pathology of Nepal (2022) Vol. 12, 1918–1922.
- Pehlajani N, Sarfaraz Ali S, Saxena S. Histopathological Patterns of Endometrial Lesions in Patients with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in a Tertiary Care Center, Bhopal. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. 2021 Sep 21;19(3):88-92.
- Sarfaraz Ali S, Pehlajani N, Rai E. Histopathological Spectrum of Breast Lesions - A Study Done in a Tertiary Care Hospital. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. 2021 Oct;20(1):27-30.
- Taleja S, Sarfaraz Ali S, Kalathingal K. Cytomorphological Spectrum of Thyroid Lesions and Its Histopathological Correlation in a Tertiary Care Center. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. 2021 Nov;20(2):35-38.
- Sharma S, Joshi S, Sarfaraz Ali S, Agrawal V. Role of Serum Ferritin, IL-6, and D-Dimer in Assessment and Prediction of Severity in COVID-19 Patients - Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Care Center. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. 2021 Nov;20(2):42-47.
- Jain T, Sarfaraz Ali S. The Value of Routine Histopathological Examination of Appendectomy Specimens. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. 2021 Dec;20(3):76-78.
- Lekhi A, Sarfaraz Ali S, Tiwari M, Agrawal V. Histopathological Spectrum of Lesions in Urinary Bladder Biopsies - A Retrospective and Prospective Study. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. 2022 Feb;21(2):15-18.
- Khanna D, Sarfaraz Ali S. Histopathological Spectrum of Brain Tumors in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Bhopal (MP). MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. 2022 Jan;21(1):01-03.
- Nathani P, Varma A, Sarfaraz Ali S, Garg P. Role of Immunohistochemistry in Categorisation of Metastatic Tumours of Liver: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. National Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 2024 Oct;13(4):11-16.
- Hada V, Rath RS, Mohanty A, et al. Comparison of Positivity Rates of Rapid Antigen Testing and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for COVID-19 During the First and Second Waves of the Pandemic in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Cureus. 2021;13(7):e16206.
- Helle OMB, Kanthali M, Akhtar N, Purohit MR, Mustafa T. Significance of Non-Granulomatous Cytomorphology on Fine Needle Aspirate in Lymphadenitis Cases Classified as Tuberculous by Using a Composite Reference Standard. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2023;1-9.
- Saluja A, Gupta R, Barpande CP, Singh BP. Tuberculosis – A Common Granulomatous Disease at Uncommon Sites: A Comprehensive Histocytological Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Central India. IJSR 2021 Mar;10(3):65-67.
- Gupta R, Saluja A, Barpande CP. Study of Invasive Mucormycosis Reported on Histopathology in Post-COVID-19 Cases at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Central India: A Case Series. IJSR 2022 Jan;11(1):1-3.
- Gupta R, Chitrangi CP, Saluja A, Agrawal M, Singh BP. A Rare Occurrence of Metastatic Infiltration of Testicular Seminomatous Mixed Germ Cell Tumor Cells into the Peritoneal Cavity: A Case Report with Literature Review. IJSR 2021 Dec;10(12):17-18.
- Asnani R, Laxminarayana KPH, Kaliyat S, Bhagvan KR, Bhat PKR, Goel S. Adrenal Hemangioma: A Common Tumor at Uncommon Site. J Health Allied Sci NU. 2022 Jan;12(01):87–89.
- Gupta DrP, Gupta DR, Asnani DrR. Adamantinoma-like Ewing Sarcoma of Pelvis - A Rare Tumor at an Uncommon Site. International Journal of Pharmacy Clinical Research. 2024 Jan 1;6(1):21–4.
- Goel S, Yeshvanth SK, Asnani R, Joshi D. Accuracy of Bronchial Cytological Diagnosis in Lung Lesions in Comparison with Histopathology. J Cytol 2022;39:163-8.
- Shetty AS, Hl KP, Asnani R. Giant Sternal Pilomatricoma: An Unusual Tumor at an Uncommon Site. J Health Allied Sci NU [Internet]. 2022 Nov 28 [cited 2023 May].
- Ali DrMA, Asnani DrR, Durrani DrN. Extensive Necrotic Hurthle Cell Carcinoma Falsely Presenting as Abscess - A Rare Case. International Journal of Pharmacy Clinical Research. 2023 Jan 1;5(2):14–6.
- Asnani R, Yeshvanth SK, Lobo L, Sonkusare S. A Fatal and Rare Case of Hydatid Cyst in the Pouch of Douglas. J Lab Physicians. 2021 Mar;13(01):077–9.
- Srinivas T, Goel S, Bhat SP, Asnani R. Pulmonary Pleomorphic Carcinoma Masquerading as Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Incidental Autopsy Finding. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2020;8:4134-7.
- Sajitha K, Arumugam M, Shetty J, Shetty RA, Asnani R, Shetty PD. Carcinoma Breast – A Comparative Study of Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for HER-2 Assessment and Association of ER, PR, HER-2, and Ki-67 Expression with Clinico-Pathological Parameters. Iran J Pathol. 2022;17(4):435-442. doi: 10.30699/IJP.2022.541798.2757.
- Asnani R, Shetty P, Shetty V, Patil P, Shettu JP. Clinicopathological Implications of HER2/neu Expression in Carcinoma Stomach. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences. 2024.
- Helle OMB, Kanthali M, Akhtar N, Purohit MR, Mustafa T. Significance of Non-Granulomatous Cytomorphology on Fine Needle Aspirate in Lymphadenitis Cases Classified as Tuberculous by Using a Composite Reference Standard. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2023;1-9.
- Mohapatra D, Tripathy P, Mohanty S & Pal A. Primary Sacral Activated B-Cell Like Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Triple Expressor Type: A Case Report with Literature Review. Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure. 10.4103/jmau.jmau_64_22.
- Govardhan T, Mohapatra D, Naik S, Das P, Mohanty P, Pal A. Expression of Gata Binding Protein 3 as a Prognostic Factor in Urogenital Lesions and Its Association with Morphology. Cureus. 2023 Nov 29;15(11):e49635. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49635. PMID: 38161907; PMCID: PMC10755802.
- Machevar D, Bhalekar S. Occult Primary Breast Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). DOI 10.21275/S22207172851Vol 11 Issue 2 Feb 2022.
- Machevar D, Bhalekar S, Sharan A. Cherubism: A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature. Global Journal of Research and Analysis (GJRA). DOI 10.36106/GJRA VOL 9 ISSUE 7 July 2020.