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

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

J Laryngol Otol. 2017 Nov 16;:1-4

Authors: Singh GB, Shukla S, Kumari P, Shukla I

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.

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