Presentation
Epistaxis
Patient Data
Age: 16 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Juvenile angiofibroma
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CT of a young male patient demonstrates a mass in the left side of the nasopharynx which widens the sphenopalatine foramen and pterygopalatine fossa.
From the case:
Juvenile angiofibroma
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Angiography demonstrates vivid enhancement of the mass receiving supply from the external carotid artery. The mass was embolized with particles pre-operatively.
Case Discussion
Features are characteristic of a juvenile angiofibroma. The patient underwent preoperative embolization and an uneventful resection.
Case courtesy of Dr M. Heran, Vancouver General Hospital.
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