title: A clinical study of nasopharyngeal masses.
abstract: Out of 36511 patients attending the ENT OHD of R. G,. Aur Medical Callege & Hospital. Kolkata, in one year 0.08% patients were found tuning naspharyngeal mass. 30 cases of nasopharyngeal mass were studied. The peak incidence of nasopharyngeal mass was in the age group between II to 20 years (40%). The incidence in males (73%) was more than females(27%). The maximum ineldence was found among students (74%). Commonest ntuopharyngeal nuns teas antrochoanal polyp (30%). Next commlon masses were adenoids (23%)Juvenile angwfibroma(20%) and nasophartngeal carcinoma (13%). Nasal obstruction was the main presenting symptom(83%) followed by epistaxis (40%).
authors.affiliation: Dept. & Professor, Dept. of E.N.T., R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospitals, Calcutta.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bora
keywords: Adenoids; Antrochoanal polyp; Emb. Rhabdomyosarcoma; Juvenile angiofibroma; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Nasopharyngeal mass