9. Histopathological Analysis of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases – An Institution Based Study
Sakina Jamil1, Raees Abbas Lail2, Munazza Choudary3, Munazza Hassan2, Qurrat-ul-Ain Tahir2 and Nadia Naseem4
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the histopathological diagnoses of surgical specimens from otorhinolaryngeal region.
Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Pathology Department of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College from January 2016 till December 2018.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the Pathology Department of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College which analyzed three year record from January 2016 till December 2018 of all the histopathologically proven benign, malignant and non-neoplastic lesions from otorhinolaryngeal region. The data was retrieved from the record of biopsies requisitioned by ENT Department of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur-Pakistan. The data based upon epidemiology was evaluated for gender, exact siteof lesion and the histological type of lesion.
Results: Out of the total number of 224 cases, 123 turned out to be males and 101 were females. 63.83% (143 patients), 17.85 % (40 patients) and 18.30% (41 patients) of the biopsies were malignant, benign and non-neoplastic respectively, that were sent from ENT wards. The most frequent non-neoplastic lesion diagnosed was nasal polyp in 25 patients representing almost 61 % of the burden of non-neoplastic disease. Whereas 10 patients were diagnosed with squamous papilloma, sharing 25 % of the burden of benign diseases from otorhinolaryngeal region and it was the most common benign lesion. Out of the 143 patients suffering from malignancy, 126 cases were of squamous cell carcinoma, sharing almost 88 % of the burden of malignancies from otorhinolaryngeal region.
Conclusion: Neoplastic lesions, most of which were malignant formed the major bulk of disease burden in surgical pathology specimens from otorhinolaryngeral region at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Nasal polyp, squamous papilloma and squamous cell carcinoma turned out to be the most common lesions in non-neoplastic, bengin and malignant groups respectively.
Key Words: Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms, Nasal polyps, Squamous cell papilloma, Inverted papilloma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Citation of article: Jamil S, Lail RA, Choudary M, Hassan M, Tahir QA, Naseem N. Histopathological Analysis of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases – An Institution Based Study. Med Forum 2020;31(1):32-34.