BACKGROUND The term nasal polyposis describes benign growth processes in the nasal and sinus mucosa, which are mainly located in the middle meatus and never in the inferior meatus. As a step to define the biochemical determinants relevant for growth regulation, we focused on endogenous lectins known for anti-apoptotic (galectin-3) and immunomodulatory (galectin-1) activities. DESIGN Using com...

INTRODUCTION Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) is an uncommon lesion of the nasal and paranasal sinuses. It was first described in 1995 by Wenig and Heffner, and only about 60 cases have been published since then. MATERIAL AND METHODS We present 6 case studies of nasal cavity hamartoma diagnosed and treated at our institution between 2005 and 2010. We also conducted a litera...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of human herpesviruses (HHV) 1-6 and community-acquired respiratory viruses (CARVs) in specimens from patients with nasal polyposis undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and investigate the potential clinical role. METHODS Viral occurrence was evaluated by molecular methods in polyp, turbinate mucosa, and pre- and postoperative scraping spe...

BACKGROUND The present study investigated the effectiveness of a Pimpinella anisum-based herbal medicine for treating chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) without polyps in comparison to fluticasone nasal spray, in a single-blinded randomized trial. METHODS Patients with CRS without nasal polyps were randomly assigned into 2 treatment groups: individuals in the first group (n = 26) received 2 drops o...

Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous, multifactorial inflammatory disease of the nasal and paranasal mucosa. It has not been possible to date to develop an internationally standardized, uniform classification for this disorder. A phenotype classification according to CRS with (CRSwNP) and without polyposis (CRSsNP) is usually made. However, a large number of studies have s...

Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to compare patients with bilateral sinonasal mass and those who have unilateral in terms of age, gender histopathological diagnoses.
 Material Method: The results 549 underwent incisional / excisional biopsy or surgery our clinic between January 2012 December 2017 were examined. All diagnoses divided into 3 groups as benign, malign non-neoplastic. Distr...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of cellular infiltration in nasal polyposis among Malaysian population and to compare the pattern of cellular infiltration in nasal polyposis between Malaysian and other Asian countries. MATERIAL AND METHOD This is retrospective study done on patients diagnosed with nasal polyposis from January 2008 to June 2012 in University Malaya Medical Center. Only the ...