Janaki M G, Nirmala S, Rajeev A G
Department of Radiotherapy, MS Ramaiah Teaching Hospital, Gokul, Bangalore, India.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2007 Apr-Jun;3(2):100-1. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.34688.
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, highly vascular, benign, locally aggressive tumor, affecting boys of adolescent age. The aggressiveness and high vascularity makes surgery and even a biopsy difficult in majority of cases. Although surgery is the treatment of choice in early cases, considerable debate exists regarding the treatment of advanced disease with intracranial extension. Radiotherapy provides a good response and also avoids surgery-associated morbidity. We are herewith reporting a case of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma who showed complete hemostasis and improvement in vision to radiotherapy.
