24^th Annual Pathology Congress

Head and Neck Pathology

Head and Neck Pathology is the area of surgical pathology that deals with disorders and conditions of the ear, nose and throat region and related areas of the head and neck. The Head and Neck Pathology also deals with mucosal and Mesenchymal lesions of the upper aero digestive tract (Para nasal sinuses, nasal cavity, oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypo pharynx, and larynx) and lesions of the thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, eye and orbit.Patients seek treatment from otorhinolaryngologists after the report from pathologists for diseases of the ear, nose, throat, or base of the skull, and for the surgical management of cancers and benign tumors of the head and neck. Head and neck pathology helps in the differentiation of cancerous lesions from noncancerous lesions, and in accurate diagnosis of various infections, inflammations and other pathological conditions affecting the head and neck region.