Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma

Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Characteristics at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital Makassar 2011–2021

“…The ratio between the angio component and the fibroma component, as well as the size and component of the tumor, are other factors that affect intraoperative bleeding. 3 Depending on the location and size of the tumor, several surgical approaches are used in JNA instances. 4 According to our research, the transpalatal approach is the most often employed surgical extirpation technique.…”

“…2 Hippocrates described juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) for the first time in the fifth century BC. 3 This tumor is a rare one, with a JNA incidence of about 0.05 to 0.5% of all head and neck tumors. It is most common in boys between 10 and 20 years of age.…”