Prevalencia de patología tumoral inflamatoria benigna en cavidad nasal y senos paranasales en el área de consulta externa en el servicio de otorrinolaringología del Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil IESS Los Ceibos: 2018 y 2019.

Abstract

Benign tumors are a heterogenous group of neoplasms that can develop inside de nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses. The complex anatomy at the sinonasal region and its proximity to other structures that can be affected by the presentation or the type of tumor that lead us to a differential diagnosis and the course of treatment we must follow to achieve a good prognosis. We reviewed 172 cases of benign inflammatory tumors over the course of 2 years, in which only 95 patients were compatible with the inclusion criteria we proposed in our study. Our results showed a 64.21% prevalence on nasal polyposis over the rest of benign sinonasal neoplasia. According to age, anatomical location and its incidence over gender, we found a high prevalence over male patients 63,15% (n=60); the most frequent age of occurrence reaches its peak between 40-50 years old (SD 14) ; the recurrent location where the benign neoplasia appear is the maxillary sinus 35,78% (n=34) It is essential to consider the importance of this research about the prevalence of this tumors on Ecuadorian patients, how to precise an early diagnosis and the course of treatment we should follow.