A Case of Angiofibroma Arising from the Middle Turbinate of an Adult Woman.
- Author:
Dae Jun LIM
1
;
Sung Ho KANG
;
Min Sup JUNG
;
Hyung Gon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea. kkdin@kku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angiofibroma;
Turbinate
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult*;
Angiofibroma*;
Female;
Head;
Humans;
Nasopharynx;
Neck;
Turbinates*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2005;48(4):543-546
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma accounts for less than 0.5% of head and neck tumors. It primarily affects male adolescents, and originates in the posterolateral wall of the nasopharynx. Although angiofibromas extend beyond the nasopharynx commonly, they rarely originate outside the nasopharynx. Primary extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas have been sporadically reported in the literature. We report an unusual case of an angiofibroma arising from the middle turbinate. The tumor was completely removed through endonasal, endoscopic technique after pre-operative embolization.
