Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (JNAs) or juvenile angiofibroma (JAF), or fibromatous or angiofibromatous hamartoma, are highly vascularized benign tumors that appear in the posterior nasal cavity of adolescent boys under the influence of hormone androgen. Despite their benign nature, they aggressively invade the local nasal turbinates, nasal septum, and medial pterygoid lamina. The tumor is commonly known to extend into the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, pterygopalatine fossa, and it can spread to several areas of the head, including the sinuses, inferior orbital fissure, and into the masticator space.
The typical treatment is by resection of the tumor; however, the frailty and extent of lesion pose various challenges to the conventional resection methods making cautery or laser more popular management approaches. For further insights on Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma and its…
