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Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

rare

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare and benign but locally aggressive fibrovascular tumor arising from the posterolateral wall of the nasopharynx, which affects mainly young and adolescent males (onset usually occurring between 7-19 years of age) and that presents as a mass in the nasopharynx and nasal cavity, leading to manifestations such as nasal obstruction, epistaxis, profound facial swelling, proptosis or diplopia. Although slowly progressive, it has a high rate of recurrence and sometimes invades adjacent structures.

Also known as
JNA · juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (disease) · nasopharyngeal angiofibroma · nasopharyngeal juvenile angiofibroma

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