A Study of Histopathological Spectrum of Masses Arising From Upper Respiratory Tract in A Rural Tertiary Care Centre
A Study of Histopathological Spectrum of Masses Arising From Upper Respiratory Tract
Keywords:
upper respiratory tract lesions, round cell tumor, polypiAbstract
Introduction: Lesions of upper respiratory tract are commonly encountered in clinical practice and important from clinical and pathological point of view as they have variety of histological perspectives. Aims & Objectives: The present study was undertaken with the aim to evaluate the histopathological pattern of lesions of upper respiratory tract along with age wise and sex wise distribution of lesions. Methods: This was a four year study started from September 2012 to October 2016 and included 277 biopsy specimens of upper respiratory tract. All tissues were routinely processed and stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin. Special stains and Immunohistochemistry were used wherever required. Results: Among 277 cases, the age ranged from 18 months to 80 years with male: female ratio of 3.2:1.Thirty six cases were non-diagnostic and excluded from the study. Non-neoplastic lesions constituted 47.3% cases whereas benign and malignant cases accounted for 10.8 % and 41.9%cases, respectively. Most common non-neoplastic lesion was inflammatory polyp of nasal cavity. While in malignant lesions, Squamous cell carcinoma was most common. Conclusion: Categorising the upper respiratory tract lesions according to histopathological pattern helps us to know clinical presentation, treatment, clinical outcome and prognosis of disease. [Ivreet K NJIRM 2017; 8(3):1-6]
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