title: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in an elderly woman.
abstract: "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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical School, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil. lucaspatrocinio@triang.com.br
authors.forename: José Antônio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Patrocínio
authors.forename: Lucas Gomes
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Patrocínio
authors.forename: Bruno Henrique Carrijo
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Borba
authors.forename: Bruno De Santi
authors.initials: Bde S
authors.lastname: Bonatti
authors.forename: Aparecida Helena B
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: 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