A Rare Case of Angiofibroma Arising from Inferior Turbinate in a Female
Published: April 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7621
Gautam Bir Singh, Shilpi Agarwal, Rubeena Arora, Pankaj Doloi, Deepak Kumar
1. Professor, Department of ENT & Head-Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
2. Professor, Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of ENT & Head-Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of ENT & Head-Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
5. Ex-Junior Resident/LHMC, Department of ENT & Head-Neck Surgery, ESI Hospital, Rohini, New Delhi, India.
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Dr. Gautam Bir Singh,
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A rare case of extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma arising from the inferior turbinate in a young female of 28 years is presented. The case is discussed in light of scant contemporary literature on the cited subject. This clinical record highlights the distinct clinical nature of Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma (ENA) and importance of Immunohistochemistry in diagnosis of such lesions. With this case we report a rare clinical entity which presented in an extremely rare manner.
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