Intracranial juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
We report the case history of a 26-year-old man who was diagnosed with advanced juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma with intracranial extension. The lesion was considered to be inoperable and the patient was treated with radical radiotherapy. Serial magnetic resonance imaging has shown continued tumour regression and he remains well after 3 years. The literature is reviewed and radiotherapy recommended as the modality of choice for these patients.
Wylie
J P
JP
Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
Slevin
N J
NJ
Johnson
R J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*