title: Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma arising from the infratemporal region.
abstract: Angiofibroma is a histologically benign but locally invasive tumour of the blood vessels characterized by architecturally irregular vessels set in a fibrous stroma. The commonest site for occurrence of these tumours in the body is the nasopharynx. It is rare to find extranasopharyngeal origin of angiofibromas. The infratemporal fossa is a very rare site of extra nasopharyngeal angiofibroma with only 4 cases reported in the literature. We report here a case of a vascular mass arising from the infratemporal fossa of a 13-year-old boy that was confirmed to be a case of angiofibroma histopathologically. A review is also made of the other reported cases of angiofibroma arising from the infratemporal fossa. The likely theory of origin of the tumour and its management is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, 110029 New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Gul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Motwani
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma