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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
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| Image = Nasopharyngeal_angiofibroma_-_2_-_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
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| Micro = fibroblastic cells with plump (near cuboidal) nuclei, fibrous stroma, abundant capillaries | |||
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| Site = [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]] - nasopharynx | |||
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| Clinicalhx = male, adolescents young to adults, frequent nose bleeds | |||
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| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Prognosis = benign | |||
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| Tx = surgical resection | |||
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'''Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma''' is a benign lesion of the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*Classically adolescent males with recurrent nose bleeds. | |||
**Age range 8-41 in one series of 162 cases.<ref name=pmid24222212>{{Cite journal | last1 = Huang | first1 = Y. | last2 = Liu | first2 = Z. | last3 = Wang | first3 = J. | last4 = Sun | first4 = X. | last5 = Yang | first5 = L. | last6 = Wang | first6 = D. | title = Surgical management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: analysis of 162 cases from 1995 to 2012. | journal = Laryngoscope | volume = 124 | issue = 8 | pages = 1942-6 | month = Aug | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1002/lary.24522 | PMID = 24222212 }} | |||
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*Can be subtyped by location into three groups.<ref name=pmid23332298>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yi | first1 = Z. | last2 = Fang | first2 = Z. | last3 = Lin | first3 = G. | last4 = Lin | first4 = C. | last5 = Xiao | first5 = W. | last6 = Li | first6 = Z. | last7 = Cheng | first7 = J. | last8 = Zhou | first8 = A. | title = Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: a concise classification system and appropriate treatment options. | journal = Am J Otolaryngol | volume = 34 | issue = 2 | pages = 133-41 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.10.004 | PMID = 23332298 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_Klatt144>{{Ref Klatt|144}}</ref> | |||
*Fibroblastic cells with plump (near cuboidal) nuclei. | |||
*Fibrous stroma. | |||
*Abundant capillaries. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - intermed mag.jpg | Intermed. mag. | |||
Image: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - high mag.jpg | High mag. | |||
Image: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - very high mag.jpg | Very high mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - 2 - high mag.jpg | High mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Head and neck pathology]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]] | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||