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Nasal cytobrush cytology: evaluation of the hyperchromatic supranuclear stria
Fatemeh Sari Aslani1, Bijan Khademi, Firouzeh Yeganeh
1Department of Pathology, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. sariasf@sums.ac.ir
Objective:
To evaluate the hyperchromatic supranuclear stria (SNS) in various types of rhinopathies.
Study Design:
The study included 42 patients with rhinopathies and a control group consisting of 28 healthy adults. The rhinopathy group was categorized into 4 subgroups, including allergic rhinitis, infective rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis and mixed group. Cytologic samples were obtained by cytobrush from the middle one third of the inferior turbinate.
Results:
The hyperchromatic SNS was present in the majority of ciliated cells in a high percentage in the control group (91.7%), whereas in the pathologic group it was 40%. The difference is significant (p = 0.0000).
Conclusion:
Nasal cytology is a simple, reliable tool for the diagnosis of rhinopathies.
