title: [Nasopharyngeal fibroma. Apropos of 29 cases].
abstract: This study is based on 29 juvenile angiofibroma, treated in 16 years. The average of age is 16.3 years but 24% of patients are over 20 years old. Scanner is the best mean to known the extension to the base of the skull and pterygoïd fossa. Angiography is not yet necessary and may be dangerous. The surgical approach is transmaxillary in most cases, with a very low average of recurrence = 10% and 1 post operative death.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Fibrome naso-pharyngien. A propos de 29 cas.