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A rare case of extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the septum in a female child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

G B Singh ,
S Shukla ,
P Kumari  and
I Shukla
G B Singh*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
S Shukla
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
P Kumari
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
I Shukla
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
*
Address for correspondence: Prof Gautam Bir Singh, House no.: 1433/Sector: 15, Faridabad 121007 (NCR), Haryana, India E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background:

Extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare but distinct clinical entity, different from juvenile angiofibroma.

Methods:

This clinical record elucidates the only case of extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma arising from the septum in a female child, who presented with epistaxis.

Results:

The histopathological diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry, and the case was managed surgically with no recurrence.

Conclusion:

In a female paediatric patient presenting with epistaxis, extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (of the inferior turbinate) is a rare albeit important differential diagnosis, as it challenges the hormonal theory of angiofibroma aetiopathogenesis.

Keywords

AngiofibromaNasal SeptumFemalePediatrics
Type
Clinical Record
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 132 , Issue 2 , February 2018 , pp. 184 - 187
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2017 

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