nasal polyps
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Nasal Polyps
Mr Stephen O’Hanlon
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Introduction
• Abnormal lesions that emanate from portion of nasal mucosa or paranasal sinuses
• Benign polyps• Other benign or
malignant tumours
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Nasal polyps
• Endoscopic view of left nasal cavity. Polyp protruding from uncinate process
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Nasal polyps
• Left anterior nasal cavity showing an antro-coanal polyp. Sucker is pushing inferior turbinate to one side
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Pathophysiology
• Unknown
• Chronic inflammation
• Autonomic nervous system dysfunction
• Genetic predisposition
• Allergic verses non-allergic
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Pathophysiology
Associated with allergic conditions
• 20-50% have asthma
• Allergic rhinitis
• 8-26% have aspirin intolerance
• 50% have alcohol intolerance
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Pathophysiology
Non allergic conditions
• Cystic Fibrosis 6-48% have polyps
• AFS 85% have polyps
• Young syndrome
• Churg-Strauss syndrome
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Pathophysiology
• Coronal CT scan of sinuses of patient with cystic fibrosis
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Pathophysiology
• Allergic fungal sinusitis
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Pathophysiology
• Polyps are more common in patients with non-allergic asthma (13%) than allergic asthma (5%)
• 3000 atopic patients 0.5% have polyps
Norlander et al (1999)
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Pathophysiology
Various theories
• Bernstein theory
• Vasomotor theory
• Epithelia rupture theory
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Pathophysiology
Bernstein theory• Inflammatory changes in lateral nasal wall
or sinus mucosa• Polyps originate from contact area• Ulceration, reepithelialisation and new
gland formation• Inflammatory processes from epithelial
cells, endothelium and fibroblasts• Integrity of sodium channels affected
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Frequency
• Adults 1-4%
• Children 0.1%
• All races and social classes
• M/F 2-4:1 in adults
• Increasing incidence with age
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Presentation
– Asymptomatic– Airway obstruction– Postnasal drip– Dull headaches– Snoring– Rhinorhoea– Hyposmia / Anosmia– Epistaxis (often other lesion)– Obstructive sleep apnoea– Craniofacial abnormalities– Optic nerve compression
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Differential
– Encephalocoeles– Gliomas– Dermoid tumours– Haemangiomas– Papillomas / transitional cell papillomas– Nasopharyngeal angiofibromas– Rhabdomyosarcomas– Lymphomas– Neuroblastomas– Sarcomas– Chordomas– Nasopharyngeal carcinomas
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Differential
• Intranasal gioma in a 5 year old
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Differential
• Nasal papilloma arising from septum
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Differential
• Rhabdomyosarcoma affecting posterior ethomids, orbit, left middle fossa and skull base of cavernous sinuses
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Investigations
• Sweat test
• RAST / skin testing
• Nasal smear– Microbiology– Eosinophils (allergic component)– Neutrophils (chronic sinusitis)
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Investigations
• Coronal CT scan
• MRI scan
• Flexible nasendoscopy
• Rigid nasendoscopy
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Investigations
• Coronal CT scan through anterior sinuses. Opacification of left maxillary sinus, opacification of inferior half of nasal cavity. Due to antro coanal polyp.
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Histological findings
• Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
• Thickened epithelial basement membrane
• Oedematous stroma
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Histological findings
• Eosinophils in 80-90% of polyps
• Eosinic granules - LTs, ECP, PAF, peroxidases, etc
• Epithelial damage, ciliostasis
• LT-A4 mucosal swelling and hyperresponsiveness
• Increased lifespan (12 days vs 3 days)
• ?due to IL5 blockage of Fas receptors
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Histological findings
• Neutrophils in 7% of polyps
• CF, primary ciliary dyskinesia, Youngs syndrome
• Poor response to standard treatment
• Non IgE mediated degranulation
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Histological findings
• Histamine - level in polyps 10-1000 times higher than serum levels
• Immunoglobulins normally unaffected. IgA2 and IgE higher in middle and inferior turbinate polyps
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Treatment
• Oral and nasal steroids– High dose prednisolone and nasal steroid for
20 days will eliminate 50% of polyps– Lower bioavailability in modern nasal steroids– Poor response in certain groups– Intranasal injection not effective
• Immunotherapy• Diet (no effect)
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Treatment
• Traditional polypectomy
• Microdebrider
• Endoscopic sinus surgery
• Recurrence– Multiple small polyps common– Large and antro-coanal less so
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Nasal polypectomy
• Nasal polyp. Stalk attached to medial maxillary wall
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Nasal Polypectomy
• Microdebrider entering left middle meatus
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Any questions?
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SummarySummary
• Common condition in adultsCommon condition in adults
• Aetiology not fully understoodAetiology not fully understood
• Majority are not allergic in natureMajority are not allergic in nature
• Medical treatment can be effectiveMedical treatment can be effective
• Even with surgery, recurrence is Even with surgery, recurrence is commoncommon