Three cases of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.

Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma

Review of the literature was performed to define the optimal treatment of patients with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA). The prognosis for this disease is extremely good if diagnosed well in time and if the tumor has not extended intracranially. Preoperative selective arterial embolization has decreased intraoperative blood loss and facilitated resection of larger tumors. Transnasal ...

Nasal Angiomyolipoma (AML) Mimicking Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma

Introduction: Angiomyolipoma (AML), a benign mesenchymal tumor that commonly arises from the kidney, may be associated with tuberous sclerosis complex and perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas). Nasal angiomyolipoma is very rare and usually occurs in elderly individuals with epistaxis and nasal obstruction.   Case Report: We report a rare case of nasal angiomyoli...

Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma - Evaluation and Management

Objective: To present our experience with 24 patients of Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma who underwent surgical resection. Design: A descriptive study Setting: Department of ENT, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. Patients and methods: This study included 24 consecutive cases of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma over a period of 5 years. All patients were admitted. Detailed H...

Preoperative Endovascular Embolization of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma

The juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) comprises only 0.5% of head and neck neoplasms. This is a rare tumor, pathoanatomical characterized as benign vascular tumor with frequent localization in pterygopalatine fossa in adolescent males. Despite the absence of malignant nature, the juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is known to have locally invasive dissemination and progressive growth...

Endoscopic surgery of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma Summary