Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 Nov;101(9):575-577. doi: 10.1177/0145561320972600. Epub 2020 Nov 23.
Significance StatementExtranasopharyngeal angiofibromas (ENA) are rare vascular tumors that do not conform to the clinical characteristics of typical nasopharyngeal angiofibromas. We present the management of an angiofibroma in a rare site, within the frontal sinus with a concomitant orbital pyocele, which was completely excised via an endoscopic approach. ENAs should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with sinonasal mass and epistaxis. Awareness of this rare entity will avoid radical surgery thus decreasing postoperative morbidity.
意义陈述
咽外鼻咽血管纤维瘤(ENA)是一种罕见的血管肿瘤,不符合典型鼻咽血管纤维瘤的临床特征。我们报告了一例罕见部位的血管纤维瘤,位于额窦内并伴有眶脓囊肿,通过内镜完全切除。ENA 应被视为鼻窦肿块和鼻出血患者的鉴别诊断。对这种罕见疾病的认识将避免激进的手术,从而降低术后发病率。