Abstract
SummaryNasal turbinates play an important role in nasal physiology. These functions include the important function of particle filtration by the mucocilliary system. Many nasal mucosal diseases, such as rhinitis and rhinosinusitis, are directly related with structural alterations of the mucosal lining of the turbinates.AimTo study the distribution pattern of the glandular epithelium of the lamina propria in the normal lower nasal turbinate mucosa of the anterior, medium and posterior portions.Material and MethodA prospective study in which small linear fragment of the lower nasal turbinate was removed from ten patients undergoing aesthetic nose surgery. The slides were hematoxilineosin stained, examined histologically and photographed. Glandular epithelium was delimited individually, the total area of the lamina propria on the anterior, medium and posterior portions of nasal turbinates was calculated (μm2).ResultsThere was no statistically significant difference in the distribution pattern of the glandular epithelium of the lamina propria.ConclusionThis study showed no predominance of glandular epithelium distribution in anterior and posterior portions of lower nasal turbinates in normal subjects.
Highlights
As conchas nasais inferiores desempenham um importante papel na fisiologia nasal
N asal turbinates play an important role in nasal physiology. These functions include the important function of particle filtration by the mucocilliary system
Material and Method: A prospective study in which small linear fragment of the lower nasal turbinate was removed from ten patients undergoing aesthetic nose surgery
Summary
Análise histológica do padrão de distribuição glandular em conchas nasais inferiores normais. Objetivo: Verificar o padrão de distribuição do epitélio glandular da lâmina própria na mucosa de conchas nasais inferiores normais, nas suas regiões da cabeça, corpo e cauda. Conclusão: O presente estudo mostra que não existe predomínio em uma região específica, na distribuição do epitélio glandular, nas diferentes áreas das conchas nasais inferiores no sentido ântero-posterior em pacientes normais. Aim: To study the distribution pattern of the glandular epithelium of the lamina propria in the normal lower nasal turbinate mucosa of the anterior, medium and posterior portions. Esse estudo tem como objetivo verificar o padrão de distribuição do epitélio glandular da lâmina própria na mucosa de conchas nasais inferiores normais, nas suas regiões da cabeça, corpo e cauda
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