Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital
https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v34i1.1113
- Author:
Mark Anthony T. Gomez
1
;
Romeo L. Villarta, Jr.
1
,
2
;
Ruzanne M. Caro
3
;
Criston Van C. Manasan
4
;
Jose M Carnate, Jr.
5
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Philippine General HospitalUniversity of the Philippines Manila
2. Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsCollege of Public HealthUniversity of the Philippines Manila
3. Department of OtorhinolaryngologyCollege of Medicine - Philippine General HospitalUniversity of the Philippines Manila
4. Department of LaboratoriesPhilippine General HospitalUniversity of the Philippines Manila
5. Department of PathologyCollege of MedicineUniversity of the Philippines Manila
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Prevalence;
Censuses;
Tertiary Care Centers;
Philippines;
Carcinoma;
Nasopharynx;
Biopsy;
Tuberculosis;
Lymphoma
- From:
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2019;34(1):7-10
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objectiv: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.
Methods:Design: Case Series.
Setting: Tertiary National University Hospital.
Participants: 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.
Results: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.
Conclusion: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.
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