Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma in a 15-month-old child.
Angiofibromas are usually characterized by typical location with involvement of the posterior nasal cavity and nasopharynx. They are most commonly found in adolescent males. Despite these facts, a case of an angiofibroma presented in a 15-month-old boy at an atypical site anterior and medial to the lacrimal sac. The tumor was resected via an endonasal, micro-endoscopic approach avoiding an external incision.
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Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Head, Neck and Facial Plastic Surgery, Communication Disorders, Fulda Hospital, Academic Teaching Hospital-Marburg University, Germany.
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Draf
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Weber
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Lackmann
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D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed