Extra Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Simulating a Mucocele: A New Location for the Rare Entity
Angiofibromas are rare, benign, but locally aggressive vascular tumours which account for 0.05-0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms. The common variant of angiofibromas of head and neck region is Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNAF) which is well published in the literature. Incidence of Ext...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9206/24376_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(NE_DK)_PFA(DK)_PF2(NE_DK).pdf |
| Summary: | Angiofibromas are rare, benign, but locally aggressive vascular tumours which account for 0.05-0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms.
The common variant of angiofibromas of head and neck region is Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNAF) which is well published
in the literature. Incidence of Extranasopharygeal Angiofibromas (ENAF) is relatively rare and most of the published literature favours
maxillary sinus as the most common site. We report a rare clinical entity of ENAF involving the upper lip which is first of its kind in the
light of literature review owing to its anatomical location. The present article not only complements a new location of angiofibroma (in
the upper lip) but also concretely reinforces the inclusion of angiofibromas in the spectrum of differential diagnosis of soft tissue lesions
pertaining to oral cavity. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |