Open AccessNasopharyngeal angiofibroma: staging and management - a review of the case series report
Author(s) -
Ankur Sinha,
Savitri Gupta
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02991480
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , angiofibroma , juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma , presentation (obstetrics) , head and neck surgery , vascular tumor , surgical excision , radiology , dermatology , surgery , general surgery
Juvenile angiofibroma is a rare, highly vascular, histologically benign but locally invasive tumor, affecting predominantly male adolescents. Here we present a case series of 45 patients of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, their clinical presentation, staging and the various surgical approaches for their excision.