UNLABELLED Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare tumor in adolescent males. It originates in the nasopharynx. AIM To present the experience of JNA management at an Otorhinolaryngology Service between 2001 and 2008. MATERIALS AND METHODS Demographical data, clinical presentation, investigations as well as the treatment of sixteen JNA patients were reviewed and collected from m...

CLINICAL CASE The case is presented of a 21 year-old male with a history of left proptosis and diplopia of two weeks of onset. The MRI showed an ethmoid-orbital vascular lesion with anterior skull base invasion and orbital extension. Biopsy of the ethmoid confirmed fibrovascular tissue, which supported the diagnosis of angiofibroma. DISCUSSION It is a benign neoplasm with local characteristic...

INTRODUCTION Although it is a rare neoplasm, juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, with the potential for intracranial extension. Surgical excision is the main treatment. The external approach has largely been replaced by the endoscopic approach in small lesions, and it can be used as a complement in more advanced cases. However, th...

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (JNA) are rare, benign, highly vascular tumors which appear in proximity to the sphenopalatine foramen. The tumor arises most commonly in adolescent males suggesting that in could be hormonally responsive. Although it is histologically benign, it has a high destructive potential and a high grade of recurrence. It is a fibrous vascular tumor with vascular so...

JNA (Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma) is a benign but highly vascular and aggressive tumor that takes its origin in the basisphenoid region close to the sphenopalatine foramen. It occurs invariably in male teenagers. Surgery is the treatment of choice. In the past, external transfacial approaches were recommended. Nowadays endonasal endoscopic approach is performed by experienced teams eve...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study is a review of the treatment outcomes of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) specifically comparing endoscopic, endoscopic-assisted, and open surgical approaches. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review of studies using the MEDLINE database. METHODS A systematic review of studies on JNA from 1990 to 2012 was conducted. A search for articles related to JNA, alo...

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a benign, vascular tumor which typically presents in adolescent males. Although surgical resection is usually recommended for the management of this tumor, external beam radiation therapy has also been advocated in the literature. We report three cases of large juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas with extensive intracranial extension primarily managed w...

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare, benign and locally invasive tumor. Massive bleeding because of vascularity of tumor and postoperative recurrence are potential problems of management. Endonasal approach reduces the rate of postoperative recurrence, intraoperative bleeding, and complications of surgery, time of operation and duration of hospitalization. In this article, we r...

Angiofibromas are highly vascular, locally aggressive but histologically benign tumors. A 40-year-old woman complaint of pedunculated mass in the right gingiva posterior region since 7 months earlier. Surgical excisional biopsy under general anesthesia was performed. Histopathological examination showed an angiofibroma. localized superficial soft tissue and could have a similar clinical appeara...