Juvenile angiofibroma of the maxillary sinus.
Primary extra-nasopharyngeal sites of angiofibromas are extremely unusual. We describe a rare case of extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in a one year old child arising from the left maxilla and indirectly involving the lacrimal system. The initial presentation was of a swelling in the region of the left medial canthus. Only four cases of extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibromas in children below the age of two have been described. We review the literature on what is known about extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibromas.
Panesar
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Department of Otolaryngology, Great Ormand Street Hospital for Children, London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom. panesarhome@aol.com
Vadgama
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Rogers
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Ramsay
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Hartley
B J
BJ
D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012008:Recurrence