[Extra-naso-pharyngeal angiofibroma: report of a new case and review of literature]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2002 Apr;53(4):297-301. doi: 10.1016/s0001-6519(02)78313-1.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are vascular neoplasms, which originate characteristically in the posterior lateral wall of the nasopharynx. Although angiofibromas extend beyond the nasopharynx commonly, sometimes they can have their origin outside nasopharynx. We present an unusual case of extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma. A high level of suspicion is essential for an adequate diagnosis and treatment of these neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Angiofibroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiofibroma / pathology*
  • Angiofibroma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Nasopharynx / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasopharynx / pathology*
  • Nasopharynx / surgery
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed