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Dr Mantoo Sangeeta

FRCPath(UK) , MD (Pathology) , MBBS

Senior Consultant

Specialty: Pathology

Clinical Interest: Histopathology, Cytology

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Anatomical Pathology Singapore General Hospital

Profile

Dr Sangeeta Mantoo joined the Department of Pathology of Singapore General Hospital in December 2004 after completing her masters in Pathology from India. She subsequently obtained membership from the Royal College of Pathologists and has been admitted Fellow since. Dr Sangeeta Mantoo has an interest in Cytopathology and Histopathology.

She is actively involved in teaching pathology residents, medical students, medical technologists and students from School of Biological Sciences at the Nanyang Technological University Singapore. She is involved in inter-institutional research project with SIgN/BMSI A*STAR as well as inter and intradepartmental research projects.

Education

MBBS, NSCB Medical College, RDVV, India
MD (Path), NSCB Medical College, RDVV, India
FRCPath, Royal College of Pathologists, UK

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Received a certificate award “Commendation for Registrar” for poster presentation at 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology Limited (IAP), Sydney, June, 2009. Topic - “Can we further refine criteria for breast fine needle aspirates? A three year study.”
Certificate of Merit in Pathology 1990.
Certificate of Merit in Biochemistry 1989.

Research Interests

Cytopathology -Cervical cytology, Head and neck cytology including Thyroid & salivary glands, Pancreatobiliary cytology
Gynaecology pathology

Publications

Publications

Synchronous invasive ductal carcinoma and intravascular large B-cell lymphoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature. Christopher WG Ho, S Mantoo, CH Lim and CY Wong. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014, 12:88.
‘Atypical Pancreatic Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration cytology: determination of interobserver agreement’. Abstract publication, Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. S Mantoo, S Zimin, KH Lim. Volume 2, Issue 1, Supplement , Page S65, October 2013.
A rare case of localized AA-type amyloidosis of the ureter with spheroids of amyloid. S Mantoo, JSG Hwang, GSC Chian and PH Tan. Singapore Medical Journal 2012; 53(4).
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty to treat microsporidial stromal keratitis. Ang M, Mehta JS, Mantoo S, Tan D. Cornea 2009 Aug; 28(7):832-5.
Simultaneous filarial infection of the pleura and breast. Sharma N, Mahomed MF, Kumar P, Mantoo S. SAMJ, 2007 Oct; 97(10)896-8.
Primary multi-drug resistant tuberculous gumma. Sharma N, Kumar P, Mantoo S, S.Patnaik. J.Commun. Dis. 33(3)2001:170.

Poster/Oral Presentations

“Clinical significance of atypical category in urine cytology: in relation to type of specimen and grade of malignancy” Poster to be presented at 38th ECC 2014 Congress, 27-30th September 2014, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sono-cytopathological correlation of thyroid nodule FNA: A primer for radiologists in the era of thyroid nodule “epidemic”. N Venkatanarasimha, A Gupta, S Mantoo, R Abu Bakar, YY Wang, P Salkade, HG Lo, BS Tan. Poster presentation as co-author. 15-18th May, Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (APCCVIR), Singapore.
‘Atypical’ Pancreatic Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration cytology: determination of interobserver agreement. Poster presentation at 61st ASM of American Society of Cytopathology, 8-12th November 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA.
“Squamous lesions in gynaecologic cytopathology”, Oral presentation as Invited speaker at 2nd SGH Cytology Symposium 2013, 17-18th October 2013, Singapore.
Microscopic slide review session in gynaecologic Thin-prep liquid based preparations. 2nd SGH Cytology Symposium 2013, 17-18th October 2013, Singapore.
“Incidentally detected papillary microcarcinoma in surgeries for benign thyroid diseases.” Poster presentation at 21st SGH-Annual Scientific Meeting, 5-6th April 2013, Singapore.
‘Spinal tumour: drop metastasis from pineal region’. Presentation at CPC on1st June 2013. Invited speaker at Mount Alvernia Hospital, Singapore,
Pancreatic Ultrasound Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology: Determination of interobserver agreement on atypical smears and the utility of cell blocks. Co-author with Zeng Simin et al, Nanyang Technological University, 2013, Singapore.
Evaluation of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) in a sample population with known cytology results of ASCUS and above utilising Cervista HPV HR test. Co-author, Poster presentation at 42nd Annual Scientific and Business Meeting in Adelaide, Australia, from 5-8th October, 2012.
Evaluation of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) prevalence in cervical samples with known cytology results utilising Cervista HPV HR test in high risk patients from the Department of STI control (DSC) Clinic. Co-author, Poster presentation at 42nd Annual Scientific and Business Meeting in Adelaide, Australia, from 5-8th October 2012.
Retroperitoneal lipoleiomyosarcoma (a well-differentiated liposarcoma with leiomyosarcomatous differentiation): a rare presentation in a recurrent well-differentiated liposarcoma. Mantoo S, Sittampalam K, Hwang SG. Poster presentation at 19th SGH- Annual Scientific Meeting, 8-9th April 2011.
Can we further refine criteria for breast fine needle aspirates? A three year study. Poster presentation at 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology Limited (IAP), Sydney, 12th – 14th June, 2009.
A rare case of localized AA-type amyloidosis of the ureter. Poster presentation at 18th SGH- Annual Scientific Meeting, April 2009.
Accuracy of frozen section examination diagnosis in the evaluation of salivary gland lesions. Poster presentation at 42nd Malaysia-Singapore Congress, Kuala Lumpur, July-Aug 2008.
Sentinel lymph node biopsies for breast cancer in KK Hospital- an analysis of accuracy and predictive factors. Poster presentation at KKH-Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2007, Singapore.
A case of psammocarcinoma of the ovary- a report. Poster presentation as co-author, at FIGO World Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference, February 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Cytologic features of a case of myoepithelial carcinoma with histologic correlation. Poster presentation at 15th SGH- Annual Scientific Meeting, March 2006, Singapore.
Fine needle aspiration cytology of salivary gland lesions. Poster presentation as co-author at 15th SGH- Annual Scientific Meeting, March 2006, Singapore.
A study to redefine clinically significant atypias in breast fine needle aspirates. Oral presentation at 39th Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine, July 2005, Singapore.