Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in an elderly woman.
"Juvenile" nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a locally aggressive, yet histologically benign, vascular neoplasm. This neoplasm accounts for less than 0.5% of neoplasms of the head and neck and occurs almost exclusively in adolescent males. We report a rare case of a 64-year-old woman with a red lobulated mass in the right nostril, diagnosed as nasopharyngeal angiofibroma on postoperative histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis.
Patrocínio
José Antônio
JA
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical School, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil. lucaspatrocinio@triang.com.br
Patrocínio
Lucas Gomes
LG
Borba
Bruno Henrique Carrijo
BH
Bonatti
Bruno De Santi
Bde S
Guimarães
Aparecida Helena B
AH
D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed