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Pathology of Nasal Polyps

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The most common polyps found in the nose and paranasal sinuses are those associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Histologic subclassification of CRS polyps is mainly descriptive and is not specific for any particular entity. The presence of eosinophilic mucin should not be ignored, since this places the disease in the EMCRS/AFS category. Unilateral or unusual appearance necessitates the need to biopsy a polyp to exclude other possible lesions. Other lesions that present as polypoid masses include Schneiderian papillomas and mesenchymal neoplasms.

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  1. Departments of Pathology and Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Presbyterian, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Raja R. Seethala

  2. Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

    Harshita Pant

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    T. Metin Önerci

  2. School of Medicine, Dept. Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Locust Street 1400, Pittsburgh, 15219, USA

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Seethala, R.R., Pant, H. (2010). Pathology of Nasal Polyps. In: Önerci, T., Ferguson, B. (eds) Nasal Polyposis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11412-0_3

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