Guest lecture held on Hemato-lymphoid malignancies

ALIGARH  : The Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University organized a guest lecture by Prof. Sumeet Gujral, Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, who spoke on the approach to handle cancers of blood and lymphoid tissue. He discussed some important and interesting cases of pediatric hematolymphoid malignancies and their mimics and stressed the emerging role of CAR-T cell therapy in leukemia cases.

Prof. Gujral emphasized that clinical correlation is a very important aspect for diagnosing these cancers. He elaborated the use of advanced technologies like flowcytometry and molecular techniques such as PCR and NGS in the early and correct diagnosis of various mutations seen in these malignancies.

In her presidential remarks, the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and Principal and CMS, JN Medical College, Prof. Veena Maheshwari emphasized the need for early diagnosis and targeted treatment of hematolymphoid malignancies.

The Officiating Chairperson, Department of Pathology, Prof. Nishat Afroz welcomed and introduced the speaker.

Dr. Bushra Siddiqui conducted the programme.