Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare Entity
Juvenile angiofibromas (JAs) are well-characterised in literature, arising typically in the posterolateral wall of the nasal cavity of young males. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the occurrence of this unique and rare tumour. Angiofibromas originating in other sites within the hea...
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| description | Juvenile angiofibromas (JAs) are well-characterised in literature, arising typically in the posterolateral wall of the nasal cavity of young
males. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the occurrence of this unique and rare tumour. Angiofibromas originating in
other sites within the head and neck have been described but this is exceedingly rare, constituting less than 2% of all diagnosed cases.
Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare lesion, and more importantly, controversial. It is not known whether it is actually a relative of
the well-known JA that is seen exclusively in adolescent males. We present the case of a post-menopausal woman with unilateral nasal
obstruction who was unexpectedly diagnosed as nasal septal angiofibroma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a4c2a935e5d4d768afef219f189abf02022-12-22T00:37:26ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2015-12-01912MD03MD0510.7860/JCDR/2015/14921.6947Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare EntitySandie Ewe0Farah Dayana1Fazalina Mohd Fadzilah2Balwant Singh Gendeh3Resident, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Specialist, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Specialist, Department of Radiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Juvenile angiofibromas (JAs) are well-characterised in literature, arising typically in the posterolateral wall of the nasal cavity of young males. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the occurrence of this unique and rare tumour. Angiofibromas originating in other sites within the head and neck have been described but this is exceedingly rare, constituting less than 2% of all diagnosed cases. Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare lesion, and more importantly, controversial. It is not known whether it is actually a relative of the well-known JA that is seen exclusively in adolescent males. We present the case of a post-menopausal woman with unilateral nasal obstruction who was unexpectedly diagnosed as nasal septal angiofibroma.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6947/14921_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(VI_OM)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfangiofibromaextranasopharyngeal angiofibromanasal septumpost-menopause |
| spellingShingle | Sandie Ewe Farah Dayana Fazalina Mohd Fadzilah Balwant Singh Gendeh Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare Entity Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research angiofibroma extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma nasal septum post-menopause |
| title | Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare Entity |
| title_full | Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare Entity |
| title_fullStr | Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare Entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare Entity |
| title_short | Nasal Septal Angiofibroma in a Post-Menopausal Woman: A Rare Entity |
| title_sort | nasal septal angiofibroma in a post menopausal woman a rare entity |
| topic | angiofibroma extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma nasal septum post-menopause |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6947/14921_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(VI_OM)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
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