Nasal Cytology: A Easy Diagnostic Tool in Precision Medicine for Inflammation in Epithelial Barrier Damage in the Nose. A Perspective Mini Review
Cristiano Caruso, Rossana Giancaspro, Giuseppe Guida, Alberto Macchi, Massimo Landi, Enrico Heffler, Matteo Gelardi
Abstract
Nasal cytology is a diagnostic tool that can be used in precision rhinology medicine. Particularly in non-allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis forms it can be useful to evaluate biomarkers of both surgical or biological therapy and especially in the follow-up it must be used to predict the prognostic index of recurrence of nasal polyposis. All inflammatory cytokines are also linked to the presence of cells such as eosinophils and mastcells and nasal cytology is a non-invasive and repeatable method to assess the situation in real life.
Topics & Concepts
RhinologyMedicineNoseChronic rhinosinusitisCytologyPrecision medicineDiagnostic accuracyPathologyDermatologyOtorhinolaryngologyRadiologyInternal medicineSurgerySinusitis and nasal conditionsAllergic Rhinitis and SensitizationNasal Surgery and Airway Studies