Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

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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

  1. ↑ Klatt, Edward C. (2006). Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 144. ISBN 978-1416002741.
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