Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Originating from the Nasal Septum

Angiofibroma arising outside the nasopharynx is unusual. The nasal septum is an extremely rare site for an angiofibroma to originate, and, to date, only 3 cases have been reported in the literature. We reported here the fourth case of nasal septal angiofibroma. A 27-year-old male patient with nasal...

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Published in:Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 2005-10, Vol.133 (4), p.647-647
Main Authors: Somdas, Mehmet A., Ketenci, Ibrahim, Unlu, Yasar, Canoz, Ozlem, Guney, Ercihan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiofibroma - pathology
Humans
Male
Nasal Septum
Nose Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:Angiofibroma arising outside the nasopharynx is unusual. The nasal septum is an extremely rare site for an angiofibroma to originate, and, to date, only 3 cases have been reported in the literature. We reported here the fourth case of nasal septal angiofibroma. A 27-year-old male patient with nasal deformity applied to the Erciyes University ENT Department. He also complained of nasal obstruction on the right for 6 years. Two years ago, he had experienced an epistaxis, which oozed for 2 weeks after being packed. Neither the patient nor his family had a history of any hematologic disorder. On examination, an external nasal deviation to left was remarkable. A dark grayish mass was seen through the right nostril, between the nasal septum and the inferior turbinate on anterior rhinoscopy. There was no mass in the nasopharynx on posterior rhinoscopy via endoscope. http://www.entnet.org/journal/casereports/OTO-24.pdf/
ISSN:0194-5998
1097-6817
DOI:10.1016/j.otohns.2004.09.123