Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the left lower turbinate: A case report.

We present the case of a 9-year-old male patient, lacking morbid antecedents, referred to our service due to 2 episodes of massive epistaxis. The first one was selflimiting, while the second required anterior nasal packing. Physical examination revealed a tumour in the left nostril, with a vascularised appearance. The initial diagnosis was nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, due to the appearance of the tumour and to the episodes of massive epistaxis. The initial nasal endoscopy revealed abundant blood content associated with a vascular-appearing tumour mass from the lateral wall of the left nostril. It was impossible to visualise the nasopharynx in this study because the examination was not tolerated. Due to the vascular appearance of the mass, the suspected diagnosis was nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Computed tomography (Fig. 1) revealed an ovoid lesion adhered to the cartilaginous part of the nasal septum, with soft tissue density, lacking significant contrast uptake. Bone tissue was not compromised and the pterygopalatine fossa