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Article: Tiny growths, giant headache
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- August 13, 2006
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Dr Kuljjit Singh
New Straits Times
08-13-2006
Tiny growths, giant headache
Byline: Dr Kuljjit Singh
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Main Section
THESE white glistening growths are often not noticed by the patient or the doctor, but nasal polyps can be a real 'nosebleed' for the sufferers, writes DR KULJIT SINGH.
Polyps sounds familiar in today's medical world and often would ring a great alarm if found in the colon, rectum or cervix. Many of these are removed for biopsy.
Polyps also appear in the nasal cavity, which are white glistening growths and very often not noticed by the patient and the consulting doctor.
These nasal polyps are incidental findings during an Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) ...