Angiofibroma of inferior turbinate as an unusual complication of CO2 laser turbinoplasty.

Abstract

Angiofibroma is a benign vascular tumor that usually occurs in the nasopharynx, and extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas are rarely reported. We report the first case of an angiofibroma arising from the inferior turbinate after CO2 laser turbinoplasty. Endoscopic excisional biopsy was performed, but the tumor recurred after 2 months of surgery. The mass was excised by endoscopic approach including surrounding normal mucosal tissue. Histologic examination suggested the diagnosis of angiofibroma. The patient was asymptomatic, and there was no evidence of recurrence after 1 year of the second surgery.

• Authors: Ju Wan Kang, Yon Hee Kim, Jeong Hong Kim
• Journal: The Journal of craniofacial surgery (J Craniofac Surg) Vol. 24 Issue 5 Pg. e513-4 ( 2013) ISSN: 1536-3732 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24036830 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Angiofibroma (etiology, surgery)
• Biopsy
• Endoscopy
• Humans
• Lasers, Gas
• Male
• Nose Neoplasms (etiology, surgery)
• Postoperative Complications (etiology, surgery)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Turbinates (surgery)