title: The surgical treatment of small juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA).
abstract: JNA is a rare disease of young males. It is a benign tumor and may be classified in three stages according to clinical and radiologic criteria. The treatments proposed for this tumor are different: by estrogens, by embolization, by radiotherapy or by surgery. The surgical techniques described in the literature are: paralateronasal; Rouge-Denker's transmaxillary; Bocca's transpharyngeal; transpalatine. Authors report their experience about nine stage I JNAs in young males treated and cured by surgical transpalatine technique. The follow-up is from 2 to 6 years. No relapse have been noted and no velo-palatine dysfunction has ever been complained of.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alpini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corgiolu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piroddi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*