Long-Term Histologic Changes in Nasal Mucosa after Total Laryngectomy

Table 1

The numbers of patients according to histopathologic changes.

Histopathologic changes	Patients
Destruction of goblet cells	81% (𝑛 = 9)
Fibrosis in stroma	81% (𝑛 = 9)
Destruction of cilia	54% (𝑛 = 6)
Destruction of glands	45% (𝑛 = 5)
Focal atrophy	45% (𝑛 = 5)
Total atrophy	27% (𝑛 = 3)
Neovascularization	36% (𝑛 = 4)
Congestion	36% (𝑛 = 4)
Myxoid degeneration	27% (𝑛 = 3)