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Histopathology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Sinonasal Inflammatory Polyps
Mena Mansour1, Juan C Hernandez-Prera2
1Department of Anatomical Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Sinus content specimens from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are commonly encountered by surgical pathologists across various practice settings. The inflammatory cellular component of CRS often includes eosinophil-rich inflammation, and the specimens frequently contain polyps. Moreover, noninvasive forms of fungal rhinosinusitis can also be identified in the sinus contents of patients with CRS. This article provides a succinct review of the histopathology of CRS and sinonasal inflammatory polyps.
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