title: Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the nasal septum: a case report.
abstract: Angiofibroma arising outside the nasopharynx is unusual. The nasal septum is an extremely rare site for the origin of angiofibroma, and to date only 6 such cases previously have been reported in the literature. We report here a case of a 22-year-old man with a vascular mass arising from his nasal septum. The histopathology report was consistent with angiofibroma. We also review other cases in the literature of angiofibroma arising from the nasal septum and discuss a theory of the likely origin of angiofibroma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. satyamohindra@gmail.com
authors.forename: Satyawati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohindra
authors.forename: Gogia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Amanjit Kaur
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bal
mesh_terms: D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult