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- Title
Presentation of unilateral nasal masses and their management in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Authors
Ahmed, Zeba; ur Rahim, Danish; Zahid, Tariq
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of unilateral nasal masses and their management in a tertiary care hospital. Materials & Methods: In this retrospective study conducted between January 2015 and June 2016, 44 cases of unilateral nasal masses were included. Th e analyses included presentation and overall management strategy of the patients who had unilateral nasal masses. Results: Th e masses comprised of: nasal polyps (allergic and fungal) 21 (47.72%), inverted papilloma 5 (11.36%), antrochoanal polyp 8 (18.18%), adenocarcinoma 2 (4.54%) squamous cell carcinoma 2 (4.54%) angiofi broma 1 (2.27%), olfactory neuroblastoma 2 (4.54%), and lymphoma 3 (6.81%). All nasal polyps were removed by functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), 3 inverted papillomas by medial maxillectomy while 2 by endoscopic removal, antrochoanal polyp by FESS, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma by total maxillectomy followed by chemo-radiation, angio-fi broma by trans-nasal endoscopic removal while olfactory neuro-blastoma and lymphoma by nasal biopsy followed by chemo-radiation. Conclusions: Unilateral nasal masses most likely represent chronic infl ammation, but there exists a fair likelihood of fi nding a malignant pathology, particularly in cases where patients have a unilateral polyp.
- Subjects
KARACHI (Pakistan); NASAL polyps; TERTIARY care; MAXILLECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Surgery, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 4, p301
- ISSN
0258-8552
- Publication type
Article