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Indian Journal of Dental Education

Volume  17, Issue 1, January - March 2024, Pages 45-48
 

Case Report

Extra-Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma of the Hard Palate: An Uncommon Case Reported in an Adult Female

1.Ishita Singhal,2. Mamidi Sankar,3. Sumit Majumdar, 4.Smyrna Ogirala

1Ph.D. Student, Department of Biomedical, Surgical & Dental Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2, 4 MDS, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology and Forensic Odontology, Ex Resident Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology and Forensic Odontology, 3 Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology and Forensic Odontology, GITAM Dental College & Hospital, Vishakhapatnam 530045, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.17124.5

Abstract

Angiofibromas, accounting for a mere 0.05-0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms, are uncommon benign tumors originating from connective tissue and characterized by a high
vascularity and local aggressiveness. Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma, extensively discussed in medical literature, represents the most common subtype and is typically found
in the nasopharynx. Extra-nasopharyngeal angiofibromas, which occur in locations outside the nasopharynx, are quite rare, with the maxillary sinus being the most typical site according to
existing research. This paper presents a unique case of Extra-nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma affecting the hard palate in an adult female. This case is noteworthy due to the tumor's anterior
hard palate location, its occurrence in a female patient, and its clinical resemblance to a fibroma, making it the first reported case of its kind.


Keywords : Angiofibroma; Benign Neoplasms; Hard Palate; Tumor.
Corresponding Author : Ishita Singhal,