We report in this paper a case of a tonsillar angiofibroma, whose histopathological features did not differ from its nasopharyngeal counterpart. In an exhaustive review done we have only found another one reference, in the german literature of such location.
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Malays J Pathol
August 2023
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Introduction: Lymphangiomatous polyp of the tonsil is generally accepted as a hamartomatous lesion. Its differential diagnosis includes fibroepithelial polyp, squamous papilloma, angiofibroma, haemangioma, arteriovenous malformation, hamartoma and lymphangioma.
Case Report: A 33-year-old man presented with 2 months history of feeling of foreign body sensation in the throat.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
February 2013
Department of Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (NA) is a rare, vascular tumor affecting adolescent males. Due to aggressive local growth, skull base location and risk of profound hemorrhage, NA is a challenge for surgeons. Angiofibromas have been sporadically described in extanasopharyngeal locations.
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January 2009
Klinik und Poliklinik für Diagnostische Radiologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, E.-Grube-Str. 40, 06097, Halle.
This article gives an overview about the main nasopharyngeal pathologies and incidental findings, which a radiologist could be confronted with in daily practice. These include nasopharyngeal cysts, lymphoid hyperplasia, juvenile angiofibroma, carcinomas and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Typical radiological findings, possibilities for making a specific diagnosis, differential diagnosis and description of the spread of a neoplasm are the central points.
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March 2005
University of Uludag School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bursa, Turkey.
In this study, our four patients with angiofibroma with various atypical features are presented. Related literature is reviewed and criteria for atypicality are proposed. 14 patients, diagnosed and treated for angiofibroma in the Otorhinolaryngology Department of Faculty of Medicine in Uludag University between January 1992 and December 2003, have been evaluated.
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April 2001
Complejo Hospitalario Nuestra Señora De La Candelaria, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Islas Canarias.
We report in this paper a case of a tonsillar angiofibroma, whose histopathological features did not differ from its nasopharyngeal counterpart. In an exhaustive review done we have only found another one reference, in the german literature of such location.
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