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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2020

Recurrent pterygo-palatal angiofibroma with intracranial extension: case report.

Fatima Zahra Abboud, Moulay Ali Youssoufi, Sofia Zoukal, Touria Bouhafa, Khalid Hassouni

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fatima Zahra AbboudDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Moulay Ali YoussoufiMedical Physics Unit, Oncology Hospital, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Sofia ZoukalEpidemiology Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco.
Touria BouhafaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Khalid HassouniDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II · MAUniversity of Hassan II Casablanca · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with recurrent pterygo-palatal angiofibroma and its treatment. A 21-year-old male patient had a long history of recurrent epistaxis with progressive nasal obstruction. He was diagnosed with an angiofibroma centered in the right pterygo-palatine fossa. Initially, he underwent surgical excision with removal of the entire tumor. The evolution was clinically good with no signs of recurrence on the cervico-facial scan of control (CT). Nine months after, he presented a reappearance of epistaxis. A cervico-facial MRI was performed and showed a recurrence of the tumor process, which this time was considered inextirpable, hence the decision to opt for radiotherapy with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). He has improved clinically with a clear reduction in tumor mass on CT scan. This technique represents an interesting alternative to overcome anatomical complexity of the region, cover the tumor and preserve the organs at risk.

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AngiofibromaEpistaxisHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNasal ObstructionNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPalatal NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung AdultAngiofibromaIMRTpterygo-maxillaryradiotherapy

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PMID32849983
PMCPMC7422746
OpenAlexW3037072660

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