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. 2002 Jul;54(3):193-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF02993101.

A clinical study of nasopharyngeal masses

G Biswas  1 , S K Ghosh, S Mukhopadhyay, H Bora
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A clinical study of nasopharyngeal masses

G Biswas et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jul.

Abstract

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%).

Keywords: Adenoids; Antrochoanal polyp; Emb. Rhabdomyosarcoma; Juvenile angiofibroma; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Nasopharyngeal mass.

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