Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (SJPM)
Volume-3 | Issue-08 | 226-234
Original Research Article
A Study of Histopathological Spectrum of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsies in a Tertiary Care Centre
Monal Trisal, KC Goswami, Arvind Khajuria
Published : Aug. 30, 2018
Abstract
Endoscopy with endoscopic biopsy is currently the major method of
diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasms. A total of 60 endoscopic biopsy specimens
from upper and lower gastrointestinal tract were studied in the laboratory from
November 2013 to October 2014 in the department of pathology, Acharya Shree
Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital (ASCOMS), Jammu. Of these
gastrointestinal biopsies 25 (41.66%) were from upper gastrointestinal tract and 35
(58.33%) were from the lower gastrointestinal tract. Among these upper and lower GI
biopsies a total of 35 (58.33%) suspected neoplastic lesions were included in the present
study. The biopsies that were included in the study comprised of 6 (10%) esophageal
biopsies, 12 (20 %) gastric biopsies, 3 (5%) from GEJ, 4 (6.66%) from duodenum,
2(3.33%) from pyloro-duodenum, 1 (1.66%) from jejunum, 2 (3.33%) from ileum, 14
(23.24%) from colon, 12 (20%) from rectum, 4 (15%) from anus. There are only few
studies on histopathological spectrum on GI endoscopic biopsies in Jammu region.
ASCOMS is a tertiary care hospital where patients come from all over Jammu region.
Analysis of biopsied material therefore can provide a fairly good estimate of spectrum of
various gastrointestinal lesions (neoplastic/non-neoplastic/pre-neoplastic) in Jammu
region as well as comparison of our results with similar studies in other institutions.