Open AccessClinicopathological study of rhinosporidiosis with special reference to cytodiagnosis
Author(s) -
Anuradha Sinha,
Jyoti Prakash Phukan,
Gautam Bandyopadhyay,
Sanjay Sengupta,
Kingshuk Bose,
Rajib Mondal,
Manoj Choudhuri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.103943
Subject(s) - rhinosporidiosis , medicine , giemsa stain , nose , cytology , pathology , histology , h&e stain , conjunctiva , dermatology , staining , surgery
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic infective disorder caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. It usually presents as a soft polypoidal pedunculated or sessile mass. Nose and nasopharynx are the commonest sites, followed by conjunctiva, maxillary sinuses, penis, urethra.