Intraoral extension of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: a case report

ABSTRACT

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of swellings in the cheek, especially in the adolescent male patients having nasal obstruction with or without epistaxis. The foregoing case describes a rare cause of facial swelling. Emphasizing the need to eliminate an underlying intraoral extension of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma and the need for a careful preoperative evaluation when dealing with patients who have facial swellings, particularly in the substance of the cheek. Further, the age and sex incidence combined with historical evidence and radiographic findings should preclude hazardous biopsy of the tumour