Open AccessPolypoidal Lesions in the Nasal Cavity
Author(s) -
MK Kalpana Kumari
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/4718.3025
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal cavity , angiofibroma , pathology , paranasal sinuses , nose , haematoxylin , nasal polyps , histopathology , staining , anatomy
Nasal polyps are polypoidal masses arising from mucous membranes of nose and paranasal sinuses. They are overgrowths of the mucosa that frequently accompany allergic rhinitis. They are freely movable and nontender.