DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i05.062

Pages: 2001-2005

Nasal lesions are mostly polypoid. It is quite difficult clinically to comment about the nature of the nasal lesion- whether neoplastic or non-neoplastic. So, biopsy examination is very much essential for both ENT surgeons as well as pathologists. Aim of this study is to know the incidence of different nasal lesions. Also, to find out the frequency of inflammatory, benign and malignant conditions of nasal lesions and to compare various histopathological lesions of nasal mass in relation to age, sex and site distribution. This retrospective study was undertaken in histopathology laboratory of Department of Pathology, N. R.S Medical College and hospital, Kolkata for period of 2 years from October 2013 to September 2015. A histopathological study of total 125cases of nasal lesions was done. Tissue were processed and studied accordingly. Out of 125 cases, 69 were males and 56 were females. Male to Female ratio was 1.23:1. Out of these, 72 (57.60%) were non neoplastic and 53 (42.40%) were of neoplastic origin. Out of 53 (42.40%) cases of neoplastic lesions, 32(60.38%) were benign and 21 (39.62.%) were malignant. Non neoplastic lesions were composed of the majority of cases followed by neoplastic lesions. Among the different lesions, 80(64.00%) cases were arising from the nasal cavities, 20 (16.00%) from the paranasal sinuses, 15(12.00%) from external nose and 10 (08.00%) from nasal septum. Maximum numbers of nasal lesions were detected in age group of 11-20 years with 32 (40.00%) cases.