Kalimullah Thahim Author

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Incidence of Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in Pakistan

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Kalimullah Thahim

Abstract. Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a benign yet aggressive and destructive vascular lesion of head and neck tumor affecting predominately male between the age group of 15 to 20, also called Juvenile Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. The present study is retrospective of surgically treated patients of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. In this study we discuss major presenting complaints, correlation of radiological and intra operative methods along with the factors affecting the recurrence of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. A study of 35 cases of juvenile angiofibroma was conducted from year 2000 to 2015 at Karachi, Pakistan, mostly male adolescent with age ranging from 15 to 20 years Introduction. Juvenile angiofibroma though rare yet an aggressive disease in view of excessiv... view more»

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