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About Neha Dahiya MD
Expertise
I can help patients understand their lab report results, help them with queries regarding what pretest preparation is required. How often a follow up test needs to be done. What does a particular tissue biopsy report mean in everyday English. I can explain the biopsy or cytology procedure. I can deal with Histopathology / cytology / clinical pathology and clinical chemistry queries. Helping in this manner will be my contribution to the community.

Experience
I am a pathologist and director of clinical laboratory services. I have been a practicing pathologist for last 9 years in a 350 bed multi specialty hospital laboratory.

Organizations
Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists.
MIAC - Member International Academy of Cytology
International association of Pathologists - indian division
Indian association of Cytology

Education/Credentials
MD (pathology) MBA

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Expert: Neha Dahiya MD - 11/6/2009

Question
Please help understand findings:
benign hepatic parenchyma, macrovesicular steatosis. several portal triads show mild chronic lymphocytic infiltrate with foci of extension into lobule without piecemeal necrosis.
I am in remission with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Answer
Hello MK:

Let me put you to ease right away. the above stated report does not give any indication of presence / relapse of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Overall it shows benign liver tissue. There is some amount of fat in the form of tiny droplets in the cells (micrvesicular steatosis. There is some chronic inflammation but there is no necrosis (death of individual liver cells.

Some amount of fat is seen in most individuals. Overall the report does not show any serious pathology.

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