Abstract :
Introduction: Occupying a prime location in face, nasal cavity is the main route of entry of air into the
body. Nasal lesions can have varied presentations ranging from simple inflammatory to even malignant
tumours. The aim of this study is to find the incidence of nasal lesions along with their histopathological
patterns and correlation with age-gender distribution and site of the lesion.
Materials and Methods: The present study was done in the department of Pathology, MGMCRI, for a
period of six months from January 2019 to June 2019 and included 58cases of nasal biopsies. Tissue was
processed and studied as per standard operating procedures.
Results: Out of the 58 cases studied, 55.17% were inflammatory of which 28.13% were fungal infections.
There were 37.93% benign lesions and 6.7% malignancies. Majority of the lesions were seen in the age
group of 20-39 years, with male preponderance. The most common location involved was nasal cavity with
allergic inflammatory polyp being the most common lesion.
Conclusion: Although most of the nasal biopsies sent are inflammatory, secondary to infection or allergy,
variety of benign and malignant lesions of nose are also common. Eventhough they can be suspected
clinically confirmation can be done only by histopathological examination. Hence histopathology digs out
the ‘black box within the beauty’ and remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of nasal lesions.
Keyword :
Histopathology, Nasal biopsies.