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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. | |||
==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 | Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - intermed. mag. (WC) | |||
Image:Nasopharyngeal_angiofibroma_-_2_-_high_mag.jpg | Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - high mag. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Head and neck pathology]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]] | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
Revision as of 05:37, 27 July 2014
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a benign lesion of the head and neck.
General
- Classically adolescent males with recurrent nose bleeds.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Fibroblastic cells with plump (near cuboidal) nuclei.
- Fibrous stroma.
- Abundant capillaries.
Images
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - intermed. mag. (WC)
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma - high mag. (WC)
See also
References
- ↑ Klatt, Edward C. (2006). Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 144. ISBN 978-1416002741.