Exclusively endoscopic approach for juvenile angiofibroma in an adult – a case report

• Main Authors: Wojciech Gawęcki, Mariola Popko, Witold Szyfter, Małgorzata Leszczyńska
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Termedia Publishing House 2010-09-01
• Series: Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
• Subjects: juvenile angiofibroma; exclusively endoscopic approach
• Online Access: http://www.termedia.pl/Case-report-Exclusively-endoscopic-approach-for-juvenile-angiofibroma-in-an-adult-a-case-report,42,15309,1,0.html
• ISSN: 1895-4588

Aim: To demonstrate clinical, radiological, and diagnostic pitfalls of juvenile angiofibroma (JA) in an adult.Study design: Retrospective analysis of a case report.Results: Juvenile angiofibroma in adults is a rare entity with only two cases reported in the literature, confirming thelow prevalence of the disease. We present a case of juvenile angiofibroma in an adult that preoperatively wassuspected to be a malignant disease. Effective treatment included surgical excision via an exclusively endoscopicapproach.Conclusions: Symptoms of JA in an adult may mimic a malignant process. However, in the case of unilateral epistaxis,rhinorrhea and nasal obstruction in an adult JA should be considered in the differential diagnosis.