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.
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 Otorhinolaryngology Philippine General HospitalUniversity of the Philippines Manila;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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