Abstract
Histopathological study of lesions of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses - IJPO- Print ISSN No: - 2394-6784 Online ISSN No:- 2394-6792 Article DOI No:- 10.18231/j.ijpo.2020.017, Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology-Indian J Pathol Oncol
Highlights
The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are exposed to many environmental pollutants and pathogens
Mane et al 9 Hemangioma (46.16%) was the commonest benign lesion followed by inverted sinonasal papilloma (38.46%), angiofibroma (7.69%) and trichoepithelioma (7.69%)
Similar findings were noted in the study by Khan et al 11 But Tondon et al 10 and Mane et al 9 reported a higher proportion of benign neoplastic lesions (73.53% and 71.43% respectively) compared to malignant lesions (26.47% and 28.57% respectively)
Summary
The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are exposed to many environmental pollutants and pathogens. Exposure to such influences can lead to a variety of lesions primarily affecting the sinonasal tract. Materials and Methods: A study of 122 cases was conducted over a 2 year period. Benign lesions were commonly noted in fourth and seventh decade. Malignant lesions of sinonasal tract commonly afflicted patients of 61 to 70 years of age. Non-neoplastic and benign lesions showed male predominance. Among non-ne oplastic lesions, sinonasal polyp (84 cases) was most prevalent. Maximum proportion of benign lesions were diagnosed as hemangioma (6 cases) and sinonasal papilloma (5 cases). Conclusion: A variety of lesions with overlapping clinical features can affect the sinonasal tract. Histopathology remains the gold standard for establishing the diagnosis in such cases
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