Angiofibromas

New angiofibromas study findings have been published by scientists at University catholique of Louvain, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Published in Hospital Business Week, May 6th, 2007

Fresh data on angiofibromas are presented in the report "Endonasal endoscopic resection of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma." According to a study from Belgium, "Juvenile angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare benign but locally aggressive tumor of the nasopharynx that primarily occurs in adolescent males. We report a series of 6 consecutive cases operated by exclusive endoscopic approach between from March 1996 and June 2003. All were male."

"The mean age was 17.2 years old (range: 11-23 years). The tumor involved the nasopharynx in all the cases (6/6), the sphenoid sinus (3/6) and the medial part of the pterygopalatine fossa (4/6). According to Radkowski's classification...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2007-05-06)

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