Atika Masood, Aafrinish Amanat, Alia Waheed, Maleeha Aslam, Amjad Naeem, Abdullah Farooq Khan.
Histopathological Analysis of Sinonasal Polyps Observed in Akhtar Saeed Medical College.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):1179-81.

Aim: To determine the frequency of nasal polyps observed in Akhtar Saeed Medical College , Lahore. Methods: This study comprised of 79 consecutive cases received with the clinical diagnosis of nasal polyps during the span of 5 years. The study was done after approval from IRB. The specimens were received in the histopathology section of the dept. of Pathology, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore. The samples were processed, tissue sections were made and stained. After staining, reporting of the slides was done. Study design: Descriptive study of retrospective type. Results: There were 73(92.4%) cases of non- neoplastic and 6 cases of neoplastic type, of which 5 were benign and 1 was malignant . Conclusion: It is difficult clinically to differentiate between different histological varieties of nasal polyps. Therefore , it is suggested that all the polypoidal masses of the nasal cavity should be studied histopathologically.

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