An Unusual Location of Juvenile Angiofibroma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 10-year-old boy presented with left-sided nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Endoscopic evaluation revealed a polypoid mass in the vestibule arising from the lateral wall of the nasal cavity anteroinferior to the left inferior turbinate. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a soft tissue opacity in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ravishankar Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa, Amit Gupta, Juhi Bansal, Mahesh Virupaksha Kattimani, Sachin Shivayogappa Shabadi, Suresh Chandra Baser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/175326
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A 10-year-old boy presented with left-sided nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Endoscopic evaluation revealed a polypoid mass in the vestibule arising from the lateral wall of the nasal cavity anteroinferior to the left inferior turbinate. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a soft tissue opacity in the vestibule of the left nasal cavity. After the endoscopic excision of the mass, postoperative and histopathological analyses confirmed the diagnosis of an angiofibroma.
ISSN:2090-6765
2090-6773