Abstract Background Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma (ENPA) has been stratified to nodules consisting of blood vessels and fibrous tissue, which occur outside the nasopharynx. ENPA is histologically similar nasopharyngeal (NA), differing in clinical epidemiologic characteristics. Since these differences, considers as a diagnostic challenge painstaking appraisal with high index doubt major deter...

We report a case of angiofibroma confined to the pterygoid muscle plane without involvement of the sphenopalatine foramen or nasopharynx. The lesion was demonstrated on CT, MR, and angiography with typical findings of a hypervascular mass and was surgically resected after embolization.