1Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Bangalore
2Professor, Department of Pathology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Bangalore
3Medical Student, Department of Pathology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Bangalore
*Corresponding author: Dr. Radha RK Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bangalore, Karnataka 560075, Email: drradhark@gmail.com, Cont. No: 9844822263
Online published on 15 October, 2016.
Mass in the nasal cavity is a fairly common finding in clinical practice. Awide array of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions present as a mass in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx.
The aim of this study was to analyze the histopathological patterns of polypoidal lesions in the nose, paranasal sinuses, and nasopharynx.
The study was carried out from June 2009 to June 2012. The cases were taken from records of the pathology department of a tertiary care hospital. The blocks were re-cut and sections were stained using hematoxylin and eosin.
A total of 100 cases presented as polypoidal lesions of nose and paranasal sinuses, 51 were diagnosed as simple nasal polyps. Out of the 49 polypoidal lesions, 42 cases were neoplastic polypoidal lesions, six were infectious in etiology, and one of benign non-neoplastic pathology.
Polypoidal masses in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and nasopharynx form a large range of non-neoplastic lesions from simple nasal polyps to fungal infections.
polypoidal lesions, nasal polyp, nasal and paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx
