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angiofibroma /an·gio·fi·bro·ma/ (-fi-bro´mah) a lesion characterized by fibrous tissue and vascular proliferation.
juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma a benign tumor of the nasopharynx composed of fibrous connective tissue with abundant endothelium-lined vascular spaces, usually occurring during puberty in boys; nasal obstruction may become total, with adenoid speech, discomfort in swallowing, and auditory tube obstruction.
angiofibroma [an′jē·ōfībrō′mə] pl. angiofibromas, angiofibromata Etymology: Gk, angeion + L, fibra, fiber; Gk, oma an angioma containing fibrous tissue. Also called fibroangioma, telangiectatic fibroma. angiofibroma [an″je-o-fi-bro´mah] an angioma containing fibrous tissue. juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma a benign tumor of the nasopharynx composed of fibrous connective tissue with abundant endothelium-lined vascular spaces, usually occurring during puberty in boys. Nasal obstruction may become total, with adenoid-type speech, discomfort in swallowing, obstruction of the eustachian tube, and epistaxis.
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. angiofibroma Juvenile angiofibroma ENT A benign nasopharyngeal tumor which is most common in adolescent/adult ♂ Clinical Repeated epistaxis, nasal congestion and discharge, hearing loss Imaging Skull film, CT of head Management Excision
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