Med Bull Sisli Etfal Hosp. 2018; 52(3): 229-231 | DOI: 10.5350/SEMB.20170508042536

Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Localized in the Nasal Dorsum: A Rare Location for This Tumor

Bilge Türk¹, Özlem Ünsal¹, Meltem Akpýnar¹, Þermin Tülay Baþak², Berna Uslu Coþkun^1
1Department of ENT, Þiþli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
²Department of Pathology, Þiþli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Although extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma (ENA) is a rare condition, its diagnosis should be considered during differential diagnosis of nasal masses. We report a rare case of ENA originating from the left lateral side of nasal tip.
A 43-year-old man with an ENA mass located on the left lateral side of the nasal tip presented to our hospital. The nasal mass caused nasal obstruction and swelling at the nasal tip and was surgically removed. Histopathological examination revealed ENA. The patient is being followed up and remains free of disease.
ENAs are rare and differ from nasopharyngeal angiofibromas regarding clinical and radiological features. Although it is rare, the diagnosis should be considered during differential diagnosis of a patient with one sided nasal mass and/or with refractory epistaxis, regardless of the patient’s age or sex.

Keywords: Angiofibroma, benign tumor, extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma, nose

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Nazal Dorsum Yerleþimli Ekstranazofarengeal Anjiofibrom: Bu Tümör Ýçin Nadir Bir Yerleþim

Bilge Türk¹, Özlem Ünsal¹, Meltem Akpýnar¹, Þermin Tülay Baþak², Berna Uslu Coþkun^1
1Þiþli Hamidiye Etfal Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boðaz Kliniði, Ýstanbul - Türkiye
²Þiþli Hamidiye Etfal Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniði, Ýstanbul - Türkiye

Amaç: Nadir görülmesine raðmen burun kitlelerinin ayýrýcý tanýsýnda ekstranazofarengeal anjiofibrom tanýsý da akýlda tutulmalýdýr. Nazal tip ve lateral nazal bölgede yerleþimli nadir görülen bir ekstranazofarengeal anjiofibrom olgusu sunduk.
Olgu: Nazal tip sol tarafýnda kitlesi olan 43 yaþýnda erkek hasta sunulmuþtur. Burun týkanýklýðý ve burun ucunda þiþlik þikayeti olan hastanýn kitlesi cerrahi olarak eksize edildi. Histopatoloiik inceleme sonucu ekstranazofarengeal anjiofibrom olarak raporlandý. Olgu hastalýksýz olarak takip edilmektedir.
Sonuç: Ekstranazofarengeal anjiofibromlar (ENA) nadirdirler ve klinik ve radyolojik özellikler açýlardan nazofarengeal anjiofibromlardan farklýdýrlar. Dolayýsýyla nadir görülmesine raðmen tek taraflý nazal kitlelerde ve dirençli epistaksis vakalarýnda hastanýn yaþý ve cinsiyetinden baðýmsýz olarak ayýrýcý tanýda akýlda tutulmalýdýr.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Anjiofibrom, benign tümör, burun, ekstranazofarengeal anjiofibrom

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