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Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the cheek

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2005

Huseyin Dere
Affiliation:
Fourth ENT Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
K Murat Ozcan
Affiliation:
Fourth ENT Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Gulusan Ergul
Affiliation:
Pathology Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Secil Bahar
Affiliation:
Fourth ENT Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Ibrahim Ozcan
Affiliation:
Fourth ENT Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Sezer Kulacoglu
Affiliation:
Pathology Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Angiofibromas rarely localize in extranasopharyngeal sites. The most common site for extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas is the maxillary sinus. The ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses, nasal septum, middle and inferior turbinates, conjunctiva, molar and retromolar region, and larynx are other sites where extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas have been reported. Only one case of buccal extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma has been reported to date. We present a case of buccal extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma that was excised completely following embolization and we also review the literature.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
© 2005 JLO (1984) Limited

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Footnotes

This paper was presented at the XVIII International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies World Congress, 25–30 June 2005, Rome, Italy.