WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

*Mays Sami Noori and Dr. Wissam Abdulateef Hussein

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Aesthetically and practically, the nose is the face's focal point. Both benign and malignant nasal, sinus, and nasopharynx lesions are common. They span ages. Sinonasal lesions often cause nasal obstruction, discharge, epistaxis, face edema. The goal of this prospective study was to compare the occurrences of these lesions, define them as non-neoplastic or malignant, and assess their clinical and histological characteristics. Method: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional retrospective research from November 2019 to February 2022. All patients presenting to the Histopathology departments of Ghazi Al-Hariri hospital for surgical specialties, Baghdad, Iraq and nursing home hospital, Baghdad, Iraq for sinonasal region lesions were included in the research. Poorly preserved specimens, nasal skin neoplasms, and nasal bone tumors were excluded. Results: mean age of patients [34 ± 17] years. [64.9%] of patients are females, most common age groups are 20-45 years old and [66.4%] of patients have benign lesion. There is a significant association between diagnosis and age groups of patients, [47.2%] of patients with benign tumor at age group 46-60 years old. There is a significant association between diagnosis and gender of patients, [66.7%] of malignant tumor occur in males. There is significant association between diagnosis and clinical features of patients, [81%] of malignant lesion present as mass. There is significant association between diagnosis and site of tumor. [71.4%] of patients diagnosed as malignant tumor locate in nose. Conclusion: Most patients are female, 20-45, and have benign lesions. Most malignant lesions occur in patients at 20-45 years and above 60. Predominantly males and locate in the nose.

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