Updates in sinonasal tract pathology: Introduction

In the field of head and neck pathology, lesions of the sinonasal tract (i.e., the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses) are sometimes “lost in the mix” of a field dominated by squamous cell carcinomas, salivary gland tumors, other more common lesions. This reality is not altogether surprising given the rarity of sinonasal tract lesions. At the same time, their scarcity is, in part, what makes surgical pathology so challenging in this anatomic region. Put simply, most pathologists do not encounter a high volume of biopsies from the sinonasal tract, and as a result, it is difficult to attain expertise in sinonasal pathology.
Source: Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Source Type: research