title: Angiofibroma confined to the pterygoid muscle region: CT and MR demonstration.
abstract: We report a case of angiofibroma confined to the pterygoid muscle plane without involvement of the sphenopalatine foramen or nasopharynx. The lesion was demonstrated on CT, MR, and angiography with typical findings of a hypervascular mass and was surgically resected after embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yeon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed