title: [Treatment modalities of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma].
abstract: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, benign vascular tumor originating from the sphenopalatine foramen. It primarily affects adolescent males. Due to its propensity to locally destructive growth, the tumor may lead to fatal epistaxis, intracranial extension, and life-threatening complications such as intraoperative hemorrhage. Many treatment modalities have been used for the management of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, but surgery and external beam radiation therapy have proved to be the only effective treatment modalities with acceptable morbidity. While endoscopic surgery provides successful results for early stage tumors, recent technological advances in radiotherapy offer significant advantages in advanced and recurrent tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Medicine Faculty of Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. aylinfk07@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aylin Fidan
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Korcum
authors.forename: Bülent Veli
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Ağirdir
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Güney
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dinç
mesh_terms: D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*