Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

MORPHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF LESIONS IN THE SINONASAL AND NASOPHARYNGEAL REGION

Dr. S. Subitha, Dr. R. Padmavathi

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BACKGROUND: Nasal cavity ,paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx present a range of non–neoplastic and neoplastic lesions. Though the diagnosis is arrived based on symptoms and imaging techniques, histopathology is definitive for diagnosis and management  OBJECTIVES: To study the incidence, mode of presentation and histologic types of sinonasal lesions in surgical pathology material. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study of  histomorphology of sinonasal,nasopharyngeal lesions  biopsied or excised over a period of five years between Jan 2011 and Dec 2015. Special stains and immunohistochemistry were done wherever indicated. RESULTS: In five years, 483 sinonasal and nasopharyngeal lesions were reported, representing 0.96% of all surgical pathology specimens. Out of 483,  346 (71.6%) were non–neoplastic and 137 (28.4%) were neoplastic. The lesions were common in  second and third decades of life, with male predominance. CONCLUSION: Non–neoplastic and neoplastic lesions in the sinonasal and nasopharyngeal region have similar clinical manifestations. Histopathology is necessary for differential diagnosis, management and prognosis of these lesions.

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Dr.S.SUBITHA, Dr.R.PADMAVATHI, MORPHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF LESIONS IN THE SINONASAL AND NASOPHARYNGEAL REGION, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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