Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: A Case Report
Published: April 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/23729.9630
Soubhagini Acharya, Choubarga Naik, Siddharth Panditray, Subha Soumya Dany
1. Associate Professor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla, Odisha, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Surgery, VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla, Odisha, India.
3. Postgraduate Student, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla, Odisha, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry, VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla, Odisha, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Siddharth Panditray,
Postgraduate Student, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat,
VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla-768017, Odisha, India.
E-mail: siddoc786@gmail.com
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is tumour almost exclusively seen in adolescent males, constituting less than 1% of all neoplasms in head and neck. They are benign and locally spreading and are highly vascular in nature and thus prove to be a surgical challenge because of its complex anatomical location. Here, we present a case report of a 18-year-old male presenting with a mass in his left nasal cavity, with recurrent epistaxis and nasal obstruction. Computed tomography imaging revealed a non-encapsulated lobulated heterogeneous mass lesion in the naso-pharynx and left posterior choana of the nasal cavity, extending to pterygopalatine and infratemporal fossa, masseter space of left side. The approach to its surgical management was a combined multi-disciplinary effort of otorhinolaryngology surgeons and maxillofacial surgeons.
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