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CASE REPORT
Massive juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: ode to the open surgical approach
  1. Ravi Meher1,
  2. Nikhil Arora1,
  3. Eishaan Kamta Bhargava2,
  4. Ruchika Juneja1
  1. 1Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
  2. 2Department of ENT, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, UK
  1. Correspondence to Mr Eishaan Kamta Bhargava, eishaan{at}gmail.com

Summary

The management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma has undergone a significant evolution, with more surgeons moving towards the minimal invasive endoscopic approaches. Although considered the standard of care by most, an endoscopic approach may not be sufficient for extensive tumours, as exemplified by the current case of a young man presenting with the largest juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma described in English literature until the present that was eventually excised via an anterior external approach.

  • ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
  • head and neck surgery
  • oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • otolaryngology / ent

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Footnotes

  • Contributors RM was the primary surgeon in the current case and, along with NA and EKB developed the learning points to be discussed. RJ wrote the first draft of the report, which was reviewed and edited by NA and the final draft approved by RM.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.