Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital
Objective: 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: ...
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2019-12-01
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| author | Mark Anthony Gomez Romeo Villarta Ruzanne Caro Criston Van Manasan Jose Carnate |
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| description | Objective: 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.
Keywords: nasopharyngeal tuberculosis; prevalence; censuses; tertiary care centers; Philippines; carcinoma; nasopharynx; biopsy; tuberculosis; lymphoma |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05663f2f6468457aa0721232f0106f472022-12-22T02:38:15ZengPhilippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery1908-48892094-15012019-12-01341Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General HospitalMark Anthony Gomez0Romeo Villarta1Ruzanne Caro2Criston Van Manasan3Jose Carnate4Department of Otorhinolaryngology Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines ManilaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines Manila; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics College of Public Health University of the Philippines ManilaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology College of Medicine – Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines ManilaDepartment of Laboratories Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines ManilaDepartment of Pathology College of Medicine University of the Philippines ManilaObjective: 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. Keywords: nasopharyngeal tuberculosis; prevalence; censuses; tertiary care centers; Philippines; carcinoma; nasopharynx; biopsy; tuberculosis; lymphomahttps://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/1113nasopharyngeal tuberculosisprevalencecensusestertiary care centersPhilippinescarcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Mark Anthony Gomez Romeo Villarta Ruzanne Caro Criston Van Manasan Jose Carnate Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery nasopharyngeal tuberculosis prevalence censuses tertiary care centers Philippines carcinoma |
| title | Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital |
| title_full | Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital |
| title_short | Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis in a Philippine Tertiary General Hospital |
| title_sort | nasopharyngeal tuberculosis in a philippine tertiary general hospital |
| topic | nasopharyngeal tuberculosis prevalence censuses tertiary care centers Philippines carcinoma |
| url | https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/1113 |
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