ABSTRACT
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare tumour, comprising 0.05% of the head and neck tumours, histologically benign, locally invasive, and has a specific predilection for nasopharynx and adolescent males. This article presents an unusual case of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in a 45-year-old female patient, manifesting as a destructive maxillary lesion and discusses the two most important factors regarding this tumour, the etio-pathogenesis and spread.
Subject(s)
Angiofibroma/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Maxillary Diseases/diagnosis , Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms/pathology , Middle Aged , Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/pathology , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Oroantral Fistula/pathology , Osteomyelitis/diagnosisABSTRACT
Salivary gland neoplasms are relatively rare. Among the salivary gland neoplasms minor salivary gland neoplasms are often deceptive to the clinician and challenging to the pathologist because of their varied morphology and diverse histopathological pattern. This article documents a case of canalicular adenoma of the upper lip mimicking mucocele and discusses the differential diagnosis of minor salivary gland neoplasms.