[Child nasopharyngeal angiofibroma].
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.
Porras Alonso
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz. almoril@viautil.com
Benito Navarro
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Fernandez Roche
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Rodriguez Fernández-Freire
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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