Giant cell angiofibroma of parapharyngeal space: a report of a new location for a rare tumour

Abstract Giant cell angiofibroma was first described as a distinctive orbital soft-tissue tumour in male adults; it is now recognized that this mesenchymal tumour can present in other anatomical regions. In this article, a case of giant cell angiofibroma of parapharyngeal space in a 25-year-old woma...

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Published in:International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 2010-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1024-1027
Main Authors: González-Pérez, L.M, Sánchez-Gallego, F, Haro-Luna, J.J, Infante-Cossío, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
12E7 Antigen
Adult
Angiofibroma - diagnosis
Antigens, CD - analysis
Antigens, CD34 - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Capillaries - pathology
Cell Adhesion Molecules - analysis
Cell Nucleus - ultrastructure
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Giant Cells - pathology
Humans
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies - ultrastructure
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Parotid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 - analysis
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vimentin - analysis
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Summary:Abstract Giant cell angiofibroma was first described as a distinctive orbital soft-tissue tumour in male adults; it is now recognized that this mesenchymal tumour can present in other anatomical regions. In this article, a case of giant cell angiofibroma of parapharyngeal space in a 25-year-old woman is described. Clinicopathologic features of this tumour are reviewed. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of giant cell angiofibroma arising in the parapharyngeal space.
ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/j.ijom.2010.04.044