[Cell infiltration in nasal polyps and it's pathological significance].

OBJECTIVE

To study the relation between inflammatory cells infiltration in nasal polyp tissues and it's pathogenesis.

METHOD: Nasal mucosa from 10 normal individual and 4 patients of nasal polyps were studied with immunohistochemical technique and histopathologic examination.

RESULT: The number of eosinophils, CD68 positive cells and monocytes was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in nasal polyps tissues than in the normal controls.

CONCLUSION

Infiltration of inflammatory effector cells such as eosinphils and chronic inflammatory changes of the nasal mucosa might play a role in nasal polyps sprouting.