title: Nasal polyps: a clinical, histopathological and radiological profile.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Comparison of clinical, radiological & histopathological profile in nasal polyps.  MATERIAL #ENTITYSTARTX00026;
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective randomized study conducted on 50 patients of nasal polyps (diagnosed clinically or radiologically) from July 2003 to December 2005 selected from the inpatient department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results show that 70% of the clinical findings were consistent with radiological findings. However in rest 30% of cases, a difference of opinion was seen in non neoplastic and neoplastic lesions. The diagnosis of allergic fungal or allergic non fungal can only be established on histopathology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is concluded that for proper evaluation of nasal polyps clinical, radiological and histopathological evaluation should be done in all the patients, where radiology provides a road map to the endoscopic surgeons and warns of any existing or impending complications. Histopathology always gives a confirmatory diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, D.M.C.& Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chopra
keywords: Clinical findings; Histopathology; Nasal polyps; Radiology