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SITE OF METASTASIS                               PRIMARY TUMOUR  BRAIN                                                                     ...

By Huzefa Bhopalwala

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Protective Factors For Colon Carcinoma A - Aspirin,vitamin A  B - Bisphosphonates C - Calcium, Coffee, vitamin C D - Dietary Fiber E ...

Hi! Olanzapine, an anti-psychotic, has been used in the patients of cancer for its beneficial effects on chemotherapy-induced nausea and...

Hello Awesomites ! This is going to be short post. Relevant for exams. All trans retinoic acid is used in APML (ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC L...

Hello Awesomites ! AML (M3) also known as acute promyelocytic leukemia. The drug is ATRA+As2o3 ( All trans retinoic acid +arsenic trioxi...

The gamma gap aka paraprotein gap or protein gap is the difference between total serum proteins and albumin measured from a comprehensive m...

There are three types of Burkitt’s Lymphoma: Endemic (African), Sporadic  (non-endemic) and immunodeficiency-associated.

For many hematological disorders including AML, CLL, ALL HSCT is the only viable therapeutic option when cytogenetics are not conducive fo...

Hello Everyone! So my Neurosurgery residency diaries continue and I continue sharing as I learn. Learnt about the Grades of Tumor res...

Hello Guys! So we were operating on a metastatic brain lesion the other day when My Consultant happened to ask me the question-  " ...

1)PNH originates from an acquired mutation ( frame-shift that creates a premature stop codon) in a myeloid stem cell, the acquired mutation...

Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a complication of warfarin therapy in which the patient develops demarcated areas of purpura and necrosis...

Hello friends, today let's take a moment to appreciate how amazing is our immune system. In our immune system, just like any regul...

In essential thrombocytosis, contrary to what might be surmised, bleeding is more of threat than thrombosis. This is because high platelet ...

Hello, I'll be talking about Stauffer syndrome today!

Why is the level of Vitamin B12 increased in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)? Pathophysiology: The transport of vitamin B12 in the blood a...

Hey guys! These are my notes from Harrison on Warfarin and Newer Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs).