Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, histologically benign yet locally aggressive, vascular tumor that typically affects adolescent males. It accounts for 0.5 percent of all neoplasms of the head and neck. A case of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma manifesting in the oral cavity in a 20-year-old male patient is presented and discussed.
Karthikeya
Patil
P
Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, SS Nagar, Mysore. patilkarthik@rediffmail.com
Mahima
V G
VG
Bagewadi
Shivanand B
SB
D000328:Adult; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed