Clinico - Pathological Study of Non - Neoplastic Lesions in Sino - Nasal Cavity of Patients Attending Cims, Bilaspur (C. G.): A Retrospective Study

Abstract

The present study examined the patterns of sinonasal masses in biopsies received in department of pathology of Govt. CIMS, Bilaspur which is a tertiary care hospital of central eastern region of India and represents a tribal belt. During the study period, 91 biopsied reported were retrieved from the records and results analyzed. OBJECTIVE: This study is designed to find out patterns of benign lesions of nasal mass in patients attending Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), a teaching institute in Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 91 nasal biopsy records of March 2003 to August 2015 were reviewed. All the biopsy samples of patients were received and studied in department of pathology. RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS: Average age of subjects reported as non-neoplastic lesions is found 19.69 years with standard deviation of 9.44, ranging from 6 to 47 years. Among 75 nonneoplastic lesions, 63 (84.00%) reported as rhinosporidiosis, 10(13.33%) non-specific inflammatory polyp and 2 were (2.67%) tuberculosis. CONCLUSION: Rhinosporidiosis encountered as most common non-neoplastic lesion and most patients affected were in younger age groups. The study concluded with the exceptionally higher prevalence of rhinosporidiosis observed in this region.