Journal of Dentistry

Nasopharengial Angiofibroma in the Oral Cavity in a 50-year-old Man: A Case Report

Authors

M. Bakhshi 1
S. Basir Shabestari 2
N. Eshghyar 3

1 Dept. of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Dept. of Oral Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Dept. of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
The angiofibroma is a rare benign vascular tumor that often occurs in the nasopharyn and paranasal sinuses in male adolescents. Presentation of this lesion in the oral cavity is very rare. This paper presents the case of a-50-year old male with an angiofibroma on the buccal mucus as exophytic lesion with red-brown color which had grown during 8 years. Based on the clinical findings, working diagnosis was mesenchymal tumor. After excisional biopsy, histopathologic feature proved to be angiofibroma.

Keywords

Nasopharynx Angiofibroma
Oral Cavity
Mesenchymal tumor
Journal of Dentistry
Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
13
Winter 2011
Pages 90-94

  • Receive Date 09 February 2020
  • First Publish Date 09 February 2020
  • Publish Date 01 March 2011

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