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Seasonal Variability of Adenoid-Nasopharynx Ratio of Adults Erişkinlerde Adenoid-Nazofarenks Oranının Mevsimsel Değişkenliği

Year 2017, Volume: 39 Issue: 2, 7 - 10, 09.02.2017
https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.290217

Abstract

Abstract: Adenoids, also called nasopharyngeal tonsils, are
lymphoid tissues located in the posterior-superior wall of the nasopharynx.
Adenoids are prominent in early childhood, and atrophy occurs after age 16.
However, regressive adenoidal tissue may show re-proliferation in response to
infection or irritants. This makes discrimination between nasopharyngeal
carcinoma and benign nasopharyngeal lymphoid tissue difficult. There are many
articles about the adenoid-nasopharynx ratio (ANO) in children. However, there is
no information on this rate in adulthood. Nasopharynx may be affected by
environmental and personal factors such as posterior wall tissue thickness
infections, seasonal allergic agents. For this reason, nasopharynx in
association with seasons is intended to show normal data for posterior-superior
wall thickness. Between August 01 2015 and July 31 2016, files of patients over
18 years of age with lateral cervical radiography were screened. The lateral
cervical graphs of 720 patients, 60 patients per month, were evaluated.
According to the seasonal variation of ANO ratio, there was no significant
difference between summer and autumn, but there was a significant difference
between all seasons. The highest rate was found in the winter, the lowest rate
in the summer. These results indicate that adenoid tissue is thickened due to
upper respiratory tract infections in winter and allergy in spring.

Keywords: adenoid-nasopharynx
ratio, adult, lateral cervical graphy, allergy.





 

Öz: Nazofaringeal tonsil olarak da adlandırılan
adenoidler nazofarinks posterior-süperior duvarda yerleşmiş lenfoid dokulardır.
Adenoidler erken çocuklukta belirgindir, 16 yasından sonra atrofiye uğrarlar.
Ancak enfeksiyon ya da irritanlara cevap olarak regrese adenoidal doku re-
proliferasyon gösterebilir. Bu yüzden nazofaringeal karsinom ve bening
nazofaringeal lenfoid doku arasında ayırım yapmak güçleşir. Çocuklardaki
adenoid-nazofarenks oranı (ANO) hakkında birçok makale vardır. Ancak erişkinde
bu oran hakkında bilgi yoktur. Nazofarenks posterior duvar doku kalınlığı
infeksiyon, mevsimle ilişkili alerjik ajanlar gibi çevresel ve kişisel
faktörlerden etkilenebilir. Bu nedenle, erişkinde mevsimle ilişkili olarak
nazofarinks posterior-süperior duvar kalınlığı için normal verileri göstermeyi
amaçladık.  01.Ağustos 2015-31 Temmuz
2016 tarihleri arasında lateral servikal grafi çekilmiş 18 yaş üstü hasta
dosyaları tarandı. Her ay için 60 hasta olmak üzere 720 hastanın lateral-servikal
grafileri değerlendirildi. Mevsimlere göre ANO oranı değişkenliğine
bakıldığında Yaz- sonbahar arası anlamlı fark saptanmadı onun dışında tüm
mevsimler arasında anlamlı fark bulundu. En yüksek oran kış mevsiminde,en düşük
oran yaz mevsiminde tespit edildi. Bu sonuçlar bize kış mevsiminde üst solunum
yolu enfeksiyonlarına bağlı, bahar aylarında ise allerjiye bağlı adenoid
dokunun kalınlaştığını göstermektedir.



Anahtar Kelimeler: Adenoid-Nazofarenks Oranı, erişkin, Lateral Servikal
Grafi, allerji.

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Year 2017, Volume: 39 Issue: 2, 7 - 10, 09.02.2017
https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.290217

Abstract

References

  • 1. Bhatia, K. S., King, A. D., Vlantis, A. C., Ahuja, A. T., & Tse, G. M. (2012). Nasopharyngeal mucosa and adenoids: appearance at MR imaging. Radiology, 263(2), 437-443.
  • 2. Fujioka, M., Young, L. W., & Girdany, B. R. (1979). Radiographic evaluation of adenoidal size in children: adenoidal-nasopharyngeal ratio. American Journal of Roentgenology, 133(3), 401-404.
  • 3. Acar, M., Kankilic, E. S., Koksal, A. O., Yilmaz, A. A., & Kocaoz, D. (2014). Method of the Diagnosis of Adenoid Hypertrophy for Physicians: Adenoid-Nasopharynx Ratio. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 25(5), e438-e440.
  • 4. Khoo, F. Y., Lee, W. S., Ng, H. W., & Tye, C. Y. (1974). Four diameters of the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx in the lateral neck radiograph. The British journal of radiology, 47(563), 763-768.
  • 5. Yildirim, N., Şahan, M., & Karslioğlu, Y. (2008). Adenoid hypertrophy in adults: clinical and morphological characteristics. Journal of International Medical Research, 36(1), 157-162.
  • 6. Sharifkashani, S., Dabirmoghaddam, P., Kheirkhah, M., & Hosseinzadehnik, R. (2015). A new clinical scoring system for adenoid hypertrophy in children. Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology, 27(78), 55.
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  • 9. Gelardi, M., Peroni, D. G., Incorvaia, C., Quaranta, N., De Luca, C., Barberi, S., ... & de Beaumont, O. (2014). Seasonal changes in nasal cytology in mite-allergic patients. Journal of inflammation research, 7, 39.
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Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section ORİJİNAL MAKALE
Authors

Leman Birdane

Emine Şakalar This is me

Şahinde Atlanoğlu This is me

Ayşe Ekim This is me

Publication Date February 9, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 39 Issue: 2

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Vancouver Birdane L, Şakalar E, Atlanoğlu Ş, Ekim A. Seasonal Variability of Adenoid-Nasopharynx Ratio of Adults Erişkinlerde Adenoid-Nazofarenks Oranının Mevsimsel Değişkenliği. Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi. 2017;39(2):7-10.


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