Schick B, Kind M, Draf W, Weber R, Lackmann G M
Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Head, Neck and Facial Plastic Surgery, Communication Disorders, Fulda Hospital, Academic Teaching Hospital-Marburg University, Germany.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1998 Feb;43(1):99-104. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(98)00020-2.
Angiofibromas are usually characterized by typical location with involvement of the posterior nasal cavity and nasopharynx. They are most commonly found in adolescent males. Despite these facts, a case of an angiofibroma presented in a 15-month-old boy at an atypical site anterior and medial to the lacrimal sac. The tumor was resected via an endonasal, micro-endoscopic approach avoiding an external incision.
