Angiofibroma nasofaringeo juvenil: Reporte de un caso

Abstract

Introduction: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a benign vascular neoplasm primarily affecting young males. It is a rare tumor, representing 0.05% of all head and neck tumors, with an incidence ranging from 1:5.000 to 1:60,000. As a rare neoplasm, conducting a case report on this pathology is important to increase medical knowledge on the subject and expand the information in the database. Case presentation: A 17-year-old male patient reported severe, persistent epistaxis of the left nostril for two days. He subsequently visited a specialist. A physical examination was performed, and after complementary tests, including a CT scan and angio-CT, a diagnosis of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma was made. The condition was treated with surgical resection. Conclusions: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a benign but locally aggressive disease with epistaxis and nasal obstruction as its main clinical manifestations. It is diagnosed based on imaging studies. Treatment is complete surgical excision. The prognosis is favorable, although recurrence has been reported in 30% of cases.