Clinicopathological evaluation of sinunasal neoplasm in a tertiary care hospital

Objective: Though sinu-nasal neoplasms comprise of a small percentage of head neck tumours, they areincreasing in incidence due to rapid industrialization and an increase in life expectancy. Further in many cases they present at an advanced stage and data from studies on them from eastern region of the country is limited, encouraging this study. The aim of this study to evaluate the clinical and demographic profile as well as the histological variation of sinunasal neoplasms and it relation with occupation and addiction. Methods: Design: Prospective study Setting: Tertiary government teaching hospital Participants: All patients presenting with neoplastic lesion in nasal cavity between December, 2009 to May, 2011 Results: Eighty two(82) patients-57 (69.51%) male and 25 (30.49%) female aged upto 80 years, were included, displaying male predominance and clustering in the fifth decade of life. Benign lesions (44 cases , 53.66%) were more common than the malignant lesions (33 cases , 40.24% ) and 5 cases (6.10%) were seen indeterminant for malignancy/low-grade malignant potential. Most common anatomical location was nasal cavity(57.32%) and farmers were mostly affected by sinonasal neoplasm (30%). Commonest clinical presentation was epistaxis (31.71%). Conclusion: Sinonasal neoplasms have wide range of possibilities. Commonly, patients present with nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Early diagnosis with the help of newer diagnostic modalities with prompt treatment is necessary for these patients. Histopathological diagnosis is necessary for any neoplastic lesion in nasal cavity. This will guide us for further management of these lesions