title: Nasal polyps--a preliminary diagnosis.
abstract: It is often considered that where nasal obstruction can be attributed to the presence of nasal polyps that the diagnostic process is at an end. The fact that the majority of simple nasal polyps are benign reinforces this view. Linked with this, the fact that the majority of serving soldiers are healthy, may lead the unwary into not suspecting some of the other types of nasal polyp.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery