Journal of Medical & Surgical Pathology
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Department of Pathology, V.M.M.C and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Biography

Dr. Charanjit Ahluwalia, MB BS is a Internal Medicine Specialist in Winter Park, FL and has over 52 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from GN Med Coll, Amritsar, Punjab medical school in 1969. He is affiliated with Adventhealth Orlando.

Publications

• Case Report   
  Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
  Author(s): Manju Kumari and Charanjeet Ahluwalia*
  
  Objective: Well-differentiated small-intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) tend to be biologically indolent.Despite this tendency, they have a predilection for metastasis. Peritoneal involvement is quite common as isunfortunately peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). PC is a dreaded metastatic complication due to the significant morbidity it creates for patients as well as well as increasing their mortality risk. The risk factors for PC development in SI-NETs remain understudied; however, one such factor may be the presence of mesenteric tumor deposits (MTDs). Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis on 208 well-differentiated SI-NET patient samples, the majority with mesenteric masses, from the pathology archives of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. We sought to explore whether MTD presence was associated with PC, what other patien.. View More»
  

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