Open AccessJuvenile primary extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma, presenting as cheek swelling
Author(s) -
J Nandhini,
S Ramasamy,
Ronak Nazir Kaul,
Ravi David Austin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_43_17
Subject(s) - angiofibroma , cheek , juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma , medicine , benign tumor , anatomy , pathology , radiology
Angiofibroma is a locally advancing immensely vascular tumor that essentially arises from the nasopharynx. The clinical characteristics of extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma (ENA) do not accord to that of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma and can present a diagnostic confront. We describe a case of primary juvenile ENA in a 19-year-old patient who presented with a rapidly enlarging mass of the cheek region. The case is unusual because of its anatomic location. The diagnostic and management particulars are sketched.