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Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

I am an anatomic Pathologist with special experience in Oncopathology.Oncopathology deals with diagnostic tests related to Cancer. I have been trained in Pathology at university of Pune India (M.D.)and at University of Toronto,Canada.(FRCPC) My Oncopatology blog deals with the importance of... Full Bio
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Role of Excisional lymph node biopsy, Core needle biopsy and FNAC in Lymphoma diagnosis by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer The newly developed and more sophisticated techniques for analysis of lymphoma cells have provided us with the tools necessary for precise classification of non-Hod ... Read on »
Micropapillary Carcinoma of the Breast by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer -Micropapillary breast carcinoma (or invasive micropapillary carcinoma IMPC) is a type of otherwise 'typical' invasive ductal carcinoma which exhibits a uni ... Read on »
Im ... by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Immunohistochemistry Immunohistochemistry in the differential diagnosis of clear cell carcinomas from the kidney, liver, and lung  Clear cell ... Read on »
India's first virtual Cancer Pathology diagnostic centre in Pune by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It is my great pleasure to inform you that  Oncopath Diagnostics-India's first  virtual Cancer Pathology centre has started at Pune. !!!! With the help o ... Read on »
The Role of Inflammation in Cancer by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Highlights Precancerous inflammation can cause increased genetic and epigenetic damage Aberrant oncogenic signaling can induce inflammation The inflammatory respo ... Read on »
Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the  Treatment of Cancer Patients  As laboratory physicians, our contribution to patient care is knowledge:  t ... Read on »
Mimics of Prostate Cance ... by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Mimics of Prostate Cancer – Atrophy looks suspicious for adenocarcinoma at first glance. the nuclei are small and hyperchromatic. ... Read on »
Protocol appl ... by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Protocol applies to DCIS without invasive carcinoma or microinvasion. The complete pathology report should include following parameters. Specimen ... Read on »
Breast Carcinoma vs. Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Some authors have estimated that 4-9% of patients with breast carcinoma will eventually develop second pulmonary carcinomas. As a result, many pathologists have been faced ... Read on »
Breast Core needle biopsy procedure by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Patients undergo breast core biopsy generally due to one of the 3 main reasons: 1) Presence of a mass or mass-like lesion either clinically palpable or diagnosed on imagi ... Read on »
Microcystic adenocarcinoma of the prostate-pseudobenign carcinomas by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Reference : Microcystic Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: A Variant of Pseudohyperplastic and Atrophic Patterns : Yaskiv, Oksana et al. The American Journal of Surgi ... Read on »
High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN) by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN)Common questions asked about HGPIN are : -How do we as pathologists make these diagnoses? -What do they mean for ... Read on »
High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN) by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN) Common questions asked about HGPIN are -How do we as pathologists make these diagnoses? -What do they mean for the ... Read on »
Desmoplastic melanoma, a common missed diagnosis. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Introduction: Although desmoplastic melanoma represents less than 2 percent of all melanomas, it's frequently misdiagnosed, due to a lack of distinctive clinical presenta ... Read on »
Desmoplastic melanoma, a common missed diagnosis. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Introduction Although desmoplastic melanoma represents less than 2 percent of all melanomas, it's frequently misdiagnosed, due to a lack of distinctive clinical presentatio ... Read on »
Synoptic reporting of cancer by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Synoptic reporting of cancer: Research studies during the 1990s revealed a significant amount of variation in the content of cancer-related pathology reports.Although th ... Read on »
Importance of Tissue fixation in Cancer management by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer “Do you want a quick result, or the right result?” There is always a pressure on the laboratory (and the pathologist) to turn specimens around quickly, so that decision ... Read on »
Measuring size of DCIS by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Measuring Size (Extent) of DCIS Although not required for pT classification or stage assignment, the size (extent) of DCIS is an important factor in patient manage ... Read on »
HER2/neu Marker in Breast Cancer by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Quality Management Requirements for HER2/neu Marker in Breast Cancer Recommendations of the HER2/neu Advisory Committee,Ontario,Canada The testing laboratory must hav ... Read on »
Quirke's Method For Dissecting Colorectal Adenocarcinoma by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Quirke's Method For Dissecting Colorectal Adenocarcinoma. This is Philip Quirke's method for assessing colorectal adenocarcinoma as demonstrated for the MRC-CR07 trial par ... Read on »