Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Authors

  • Nitin Gupta Department of Ear Nose Throat Govt Medical College and Hospital
  • Arjun Dass Department of Ear Nose Throat Govt Medical College and Hospital
  • Vaibhav Saini Department of Ear Nose Throat Govt Medical College and Hospital
  • Shashikant Anil Pol Department of Ear Nose Throat Govt Medical College and Hospital
  • Lovekesh Mittal Department of Ear Nose Throat Govt Medical College and Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v33i1.31

Keywords:

angiofibroma, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, extranasopharyngeal

Abstract

Objective: To report two cases of extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma, highlighting the diagnostic challenges involved.

Methods:

            Design:           Case Report

            Setting:           Tertiary Teaching Hospital and Medical School

            Patients:         Two (2)

Results: A 13-year-old boy who presented with epistaxis and a vascular mass on the posterior nasal septum that enhanced on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT), and a 3-year-old boy who presented with dysphagia and mild respiratory difficulty, with a large naso-oropharyngeal mass arising from the soft palate on physical and x-ray examination that could not be corroborated because stridor developed during sedation for CECT, both underwent endoscopic tumor excision.

Conclusion: As illustrated in these cases, atypical presentations of extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas can pose a considerable diagnostic and surgical challenge for clinicians. 

 

Key words: angiofibroma: classification; diagnosis; diagnostic imaging; extranasopharyngeal

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Published

2018-07-12

How to Cite

1.
Gupta N, Dass A, Saini V, Anil Pol S, Mittal L. Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 12 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];33(1):39-42. Available from: https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/31

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2018): Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Section

Case Reports

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