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A clinical study of nasopharyngeal masses

Author(s) -

Gautam Biswas,

Saugata Ghosh,

Sramana Mukhopadhyay,

H. Bora

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2231-3796

pISSN - 0973-7707

DOI - 10.1007/bf02993101

Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , head and neck surgery , incidence (geometry) , juvenile , surgery , pediatrics , dermatology , physics , biology , optics , genetics , radiation therapy

Out of 36511 patients attending the ENT OHD of R. G,. Aur Medical Callege & Hospital. Kolkata, in one year 0.08% patients were found tuning naspharyngeal mass. 30 cases of nasopharyngeal mass were studied. The peak incidence of nasopharyngeal mass was in the age group between II to 20 years (40%). The incidence in males (73%) was more than females(27%). The maximum ineldence was found among students (74%). Commonest ntuopharyngeal nuns teas antrochoanal polyp (30%). Next commlon masses were adenoids (23%)Juvenile angwfibroma(20%) and nasophartngeal carcinoma (13%). Nasal obstruction was the main presenting symptom(83%) followed by epistaxis (40%).

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