Abstract
Angiofibromas are benign tumors, highly vascularized, that affect male adolescents and young men. We present a clinical case of an 11-year-old patient with an angiofibroma of the nasopharynx, reviewing the etiopathogenic theories and current surgical approaches.
MeSH terms
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Angiofibroma / diagnostic imaging*
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Angiofibroma / pathology*
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Angiofibroma / surgery
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Cerebral Angiography
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Child
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed