title: [Child nasopharyngeal angiofibroma].
abstract: Angiofibromas are benign tumors, highly vascularized, that affect male adolescents and young men. We present a clinical case of an 11-year-old patient with an angiofibroma of the nasopharynx, reviewing the etiopathogenic theories and current surgical approaches.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz. almoril@viautil.com
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Porras Alonso
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Benito Navarro
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fernandez Roche
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Fernández-Freire
mesh_terms: D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed