Nasopharengial Angiofibroma in the Oral Cavity in a 50-year-old Man: A Case Report

Abstract

The angiofibroma is a rare benign vascular tumor that often occurs in the nasopharyn and paranasal sinuses in male adolescents. Presentation of this lesion in the oral cavity is very rare. This paper presents the case of a-50-year old male with an angiofibroma on the buccal mucus as exophytic lesion with red-brown color which had grown during 8 years. Based on the clinical findings, working diagnosis was mesenchymal tumor. After excisional biopsy, histopathologic feature proved to be angiofibroma.