nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

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Etymology: L, nasus + Gk, pharynx, throat

a benign tumor of the nasopharynx consisting of fibrous connective tissue with many vascular spaces. The tumor usually arises in puberty and is more common in boys than in girls. Typical signs are nasal and eustachian tube obstruction, adenoidal speech, and dysphagia. Also called juvenile angiofibroma, nasopharyngeal fibroangioma.

angiofibroma

angioma containing fibrous tissue.

nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

a relatively benign tumor of the nasopharynx composed of fibrous connective tissue with abundant endothelium-lined vascular spaces.

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angiofibroma juvenile angiofibroma nasopharyngeal fibroangioma			Desmoid fibromatosis and nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Aggressive fibromatosis of the oropharynx: a multidisciplinary ... by Kiverniti, Eleftheria; Cilasum, Ulkem; Singh, Arvind; Kazi, Rehan; Clarke, Peter M.; Archer, Daniel / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Abstract Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, benign tumor that occurs most often in adolescent males. Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: spontaneous resolution by Spielmann, Patrick M.; Adamson, Richard; Cheng, Kenneth; Sanderson, Robert J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Tumours of the nasopharynx: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma by Kau, Ryan; Tanna, Mala; Misra, Sasmita; Contreras, Alejandro Luina / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			nasociliary nerve nasodigital nasofrontal nasofrontal vein nasogastric nasogastric back wall echo nasogastric feeding nasogastric intubation nasogastric suction nasogastric tube nasojejunal tube nasolabial nasolabial node nasolabial reflex nasolabiogram nasolacrimal nasolacrimal canal nasolacrimal duct nasolacrimal groove nasomandibular fixation nasomaxillary nasomental reflex nasopalatine nasopalatine nerve nasopharyngeal nasopharyngeal angiofibroma nasopharyngeal cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma Nasopharyngeal Culture nasopharyngeal fibroangioma nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis nasopharyngitis nasopharyngography nasopharyngolaryngoscope nasopharyngoscopy nasopharynx nasoscope nasosinusitis nasotemporal overlap nasotracheal nasotracheal tube Nasse's law nasty child syndrome Nasu-Hakola disease Nasua nasua nasus nasya nat- natal Natal gousiektebossie natal sex			Nasonov, Vsevolod Nasonov, Vsevolod Nikolaevich NASOP Nasopalatal nasopalatine Nasopalatine cyst nasopalatine duct nasopalatine duct nasopalatine duct nasopalatine duct cyst nasopalatine duct cyst nasopalatine duct cyst nasopalatine foramen nasopalatine foramen nasopalatine foramen nasopalatine foramen nasopalatine nerve nasopalatine nerve nasopalatine nerve nasopalatine nerve nasopalatine nerve block nasopalatine nerve block nasopalatine nerve block Nasopalatine nerves nasopharyngeal nasopharyngeal nasopharyngeal Nasopharyngeal airway Nasopharyngeal airway Nasopharyngeal airway nasopharyngeal angiofibroma Nasopharyngeal cancer Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Nasopharyngeal Culture nasopharyngeal fibroangioma nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis Nasopharyngeal Lymphatic Tissue Hypertrophy nasopharyngeal meatus nasopharyngeal meatus nasopharyngeal meatus nasopharyngeal polyp nasopharyngeal polyp nasopharyngeal polyp nasopharyngeal spasm nasopharyngeal spasm nasopharyngeal stenosis nasopharyngeal stenosis nasopharyngeal stenosis nasopharyngeal swab nasopharyngeal swab Nasopharyngeal tonsils Nasopharyngeal tonsils Nasopharyngeal tonsils nasopharynges nasopharynges nasopharynges nasopharyngitis

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