Authors

V Nirmala

Publications 2

Research article Open access

Are Scintigraphy and Ultrasonography Necessary Before Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology for Thyroid Nodules?

Dilip K. Sankhla, Samir S. Hussein, Haddia El Shafie et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/2075-0528.2576

Objective: To evaluate the effi cacy of scintigraphy, ultrasound and fi ne-needle aspiration in thyroid nodules and to establish the best diagnostic pathway in detecting thyroid cancer. Method: Two hundred and sixteen patients with thyroid nodules were examined using high-resolution ultrasonography, 99mTc thyroid scint …

Research article Open access

Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Presenting as Severe Hypercalcaemia: A Case Report

Ikram A. Burney, V Nirmala, Mansour S. Woodhouse et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/2075-0528.2675

Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NLPHL) is a recently described type of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) and accounts for 5-6% of all the cases of HL. Here we report the case of an elderly man who presented to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, with severe hypercalcemia, and was diagnosed to have stage I …

Co-authors

Ikram A. Burney Mansour S. Woodhouse Nicholas J.Dilip K. Sankhla Samir S. Hussein Haddia El Shafie Omeima Nicholas J. Woodhouse