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Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise
INTRODUCTION: Angiofibromas classically develop in the lateral wall of the nasopharynx from the sphenopalatine region. Extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are rare entities, with the maxillary sinus being the most common site. Parapharyngeal angiofibroma is an extremely rare entity, being seldom repo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8052491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33912487 http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijorl.2020.40983.2561 |
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author | Panda, Naresh K Patro, Sourabha K Behera, Samarendra Agarwal, Parimal Das, Ashim |
author_facet | Panda, Naresh K Patro, Sourabha K Behera, Samarendra Agarwal, Parimal Das, Ashim |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Angiofibromas classically develop in the lateral wall of the nasopharynx from the sphenopalatine region. Extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are rare entities, with the maxillary sinus being the most common site. Parapharyngeal angiofibroma is an extremely rare entity, being seldom reported in English literature. CASE REPORT: We present a case of parapharyngeal angiofibroma, which came as a diagnostic surprise in a young adult 25-year-old male. The radiological picture showed a highly vascular lesion, which did draw our attention for not going for a direct or guided FNAC, and upfront excision was planned through the transcervical route. A firm 5 * 7 cm mass was excised and sent for histopathologic examination. The histopathology showed angiofibroma like features as a diagnostic surprise as angiofibroma of parapharyngeal space is a known but rare entity. CONCLUSION: The knowledge of angiofibroma as a differential in parapharyngeal space will help the clinicians to properly deal with these disorders during preoperative evaluation and definitive surgery and thus prevent the chances of vascular injuries and complications associated with an FNAC. A high level of suspicion regarding this differential as a possible lesion in the parapharynx is required for the entity's diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-80524912021-04-27 Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise Panda, Naresh K Patro, Sourabha K Behera, Samarendra Agarwal, Parimal Das, Ashim Iran J Otorhinolaryngol Case Report INTRODUCTION: Angiofibromas classically develop in the lateral wall of the nasopharynx from the sphenopalatine region. Extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are rare entities, with the maxillary sinus being the most common site. Parapharyngeal angiofibroma is an extremely rare entity, being seldom reported in English literature. CASE REPORT: We present a case of parapharyngeal angiofibroma, which came as a diagnostic surprise in a young adult 25-year-old male. The radiological picture showed a highly vascular lesion, which did draw our attention for not going for a direct or guided FNAC, and upfront excision was planned through the transcervical route. A firm 5 * 7 cm mass was excised and sent for histopathologic examination. The histopathology showed angiofibroma like features as a diagnostic surprise as angiofibroma of parapharyngeal space is a known but rare entity. CONCLUSION: The knowledge of angiofibroma as a differential in parapharyngeal space will help the clinicians to properly deal with these disorders during preoperative evaluation and definitive surgery and thus prevent the chances of vascular injuries and complications associated with an FNAC. A high level of suspicion regarding this differential as a possible lesion in the parapharynx is required for the entity's diagnosis. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2021-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8052491/ /pubmed/33912487 http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijorl.2020.40983.2561 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) ) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Panda, Naresh K Patro, Sourabha K Behera, Samarendra Agarwal, Parimal Das, Ashim Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise |
title | Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise |
title_full | Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise |
title_fullStr | Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise |
title_full_unstemmed | Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise |
title_short | Parapharyngeal Space Angiofibroma: A Diagnostic Surprise |
title_sort | parapharyngeal space angiofibroma: a diagnostic surprise |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8052491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33912487 http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijorl.2020.40983.2561 |
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