Case Report

A 6-year-old girl with an extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the ethmoid

Volume 17 · Issue 4 Publish Date: October 15, 2021
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Marie-Hélène Uwents
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, AZ St Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Mariette De Cock
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, AZ St Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Gerd Claes
AZ Sint Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Herwig Van Dijck
Department of Anatomical, Pathology AZ St Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Anneclaire Vroegop
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Nicolien Van der Poel
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Belgium
Uwents, M.-H., De Cock, M., Claes, G., Van Dijck, H., Vroegop, A., & Van der Poel, N. (2021). A 6-year-old girl with an extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the ethmoid. B-ENT, 17(4), 267–270. https://doi.org/10.5152/B-ENT.2021.21478
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Abstract

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, highly vascular tumor that originates from the pterygopalatine fossa and occurs almost exclusively in adolescent boys. Localizations outside the nasopharynx are uncommon. In this case report, the case of a 6-year-old girl with an ethmoidal angiofibroma is presented. Because of the localization, this was classified as an extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma (ENA). ENA can present at all ages and in both sexes but similar to juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, male patients are more affected. Clinical presentation depends on the localization. Although clinical presentation, radiologic appearance, and epidemiology differs from that of a juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, the histologic findings are similar.

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Journal B-ENT
Volume / Issue Volume 17 · Issue 4
Pages 267-270
History
Published Online October 15, 2021
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Marie-Hélène Uwents
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, AZ St Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Mariette De Cock
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, AZ St Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Gerd Claes
AZ Sint Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Herwig Van Dijck
Department of Anatomical, Pathology AZ St Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
Anneclaire Vroegop
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Nicolien Van der Poel
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Belgium
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Uwents, M.-H., De Cock, M., Claes, G., Van Dijck, H., Vroegop, A., & Van der Poel, N. (2021). A 6-year-old girl with an extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the ethmoid. B-ENT, 17(4), 267–270. https://doi.org/10.5152/B-ENT.2021.21478
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