Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
; : 7-10, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
@#<p><strong>OBJECTIVE:?</strong> This study aimed to determine the prevalence of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis among patients who were initially assessed to have a nasopharyngeal mass and subsequently underwent biopsy in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital from 2013 to 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong>?</p><p><strong>Design</strong>: Case Series</p><p><strong>Setting</strong>: Tertiary National University Hospital</p><p><strong>Participants</strong>: All patients with nasopharyngeal mass identified from January 2013 to December 2015 from a hospital wide census who underwent biopsy were investigated using chart and histopathology review. The prevalence of tuberculosis, malignancies and other findings were determined.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>RESULTS</strong>:? Among 285 nasopharyngeal biopsies done between 2013 and 2015, 33 (11.6%) were histologically compatible with nasopharyngeal tuberculosis, 177 (62.1%) were different types of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 59 (20.7%) were chronic inflammation, 4 (1.4%) were lymphoma, 5 (1.8%) were normal, and 7 (2.5 %) had diagnoses other than those above.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> This study suggests a relatively high prevalence rate (11.6%) of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis in patients who have a nasopharyngeal mass. This indicates that nasopharyngeal tuberculosis should always be a differential when confronted with a mass in the nasopharynx especially in tuberculosis endemic areas.</p><p> </p><p><strong>KEYWORDS:</strong> nasopharyngeal tuberculosis; prevalence; censuses; tertiary care centers; Philippines; carcinoma; nasopharynx; biopsy; tuberculosis; lymphoma </p><p> </p>
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Asunto principal:
Filipinas
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Tuberculosis
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Biopsia
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Carcinoma
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Nasofaringe
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Prevalencia
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Censos
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Centros de Atención Terciaria
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Linfoma
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Año:
2019
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