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KMID : 0361019690120010037
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1969 Volume.12 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.42
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A Case of Huge Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
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朴贊日/Park, Chan Il
趙日均/盧寬澤/金弘基/Cho, Yill Kiun/Noh, Kwan Taek/Kim, Hong Ki
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Abstract
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Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is an uncommon tumor found in the nasopharynx of the adolescent male. It is a highly vascular, locally invasive, nonencapsulated lesion which begins in the suberscent period and causes varying symptoms during the adolescent years.
Recently we experienced a case of huge nasopharyngeal angifibroma. On April 19, 1968, a 25 years old boy was visited with chief, complaints of nasal obstruction and speech and feeding disturbances due to protruding mass in the mouth and nose, which was developed about 10 years age. Otolaryngological examination showed walnut-sized tumor mass protruding through the right nasal cavity and lobulated pinkish mass, which filled th4. entire oral cavity.
The tumor mass was removed successfully, under general anesthesia Pathological finding was consistent of angiofibroma and the postoperative course was uneventful.
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