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Extranasopharyneal Angiofibroma in an Adult: A Rare Presentation

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Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are benign but locally aggressive tumors of nasopharynx seen exclusively in adolescent males. Angiofibromas arising in sites other than nasopharynx is very rare. Maxilla is the most frequent site of origin. Extra nasopharyngeal angiofibromas of adult is extremely rare. We present a case of extra nasopharnygeal angiofibroma arising from maxillary sinus in an adult patient which was excised successfully.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Sanjeev Bhagat, R. K. Verma & Naresh K. Panda

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Bhagat, S., Verma, R.K. & Panda, N.K. Extranasopharyneal Angiofibroma in an Adult: A Rare Presentation. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63 (Suppl 1), 25–26 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0178-x

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