Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in an elderly woman

Am J Otolaryngol. 2005 May-Jun;26(3):198-200. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.08.012.

Abstract

"Juvenile" nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a locally aggressive, yet histologically benign, vascular neoplasm. This neoplasm accounts for less than 0.5% of neoplasms of the head and neck and occurs almost exclusively in adolescent males. We report a rare case of a 64-year-old woman with a red lobulated mass in the right nostril, diagnosed as nasopharyngeal angiofibroma on postoperative histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiofibroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiofibroma / pathology
  • Angiofibroma / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed