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AI InsightIn this article, we report a 21-year-old male case who was admitted with headache and diagnosed with an angiofibroma originating from the sphenoid sinus.
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Abstract
Angiofibromas are histologically benign, but unencapsulated and highly vascular tumors with a potential of local destructive effect. Angiofibromas predominantly originate from the posterolateral wall of the nasopharynx. Extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas are extremely rare and mostly seen in maxillary sinus and ethmoid sinus. In this article, we report a 21-year-old male case who was admitted with headache and diagnosed with an angiofibroma originating from the sphenoid sinus.
Özet
Anjiyofibromlar, histolojik olarak benign, fakat lokal destrüktif etkisi olan kapsülsüz, oldukça vasküler tümörlerdir. Anjiyofibromlar çoğunluk- la nazofarenks arka-yan duvardan köken alır. Ekstranazofarengeal anjiyofibromlar ise, son derece nadir olup, en sık maksiller ve etmoid sinüste izlenir. Bu makalede, baş ağrısı yakın- masıyla kliniğimize başvuran ve sfenoid sinüs kaynaklı anjiyofibrom izlenen 21 yaşında erkek bir olgu sunuldu