title: [The diagnosis and treatment of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the diagnosis and treatment of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-one cases with nasopharyngeal angiofibroma accepted different kinds of surgical excision: 31 cases via palatal approach, 7 cases via mido-facial revelational approach, 3 cases via enlarged pergomaxillary fissure approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average of blood loss was 1,450 ml in operation but it became 500-800 ml when had a selective preoperative angiography embolization. After 0.5 to 2 years of operation, five cases recurred one time, three cases recurred two times, one case recurred four times.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT examination is necessary in evaluation of the tumor's size, shape, duration, staging and invasive extent. It is important in designing the operative approach. The preoperative embolization can reduce the amount of bleeding during operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, China.
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Zhenyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Poshui
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed