Angiographic variant in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

A 17-year-old male with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma was found, on preoperative evaluation, to have a normal selective angiogram of the internal and external carotid artery system. Possible explanations for this variant include an atypical blood supply from the vertebral artery system, the t...

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Published inHead & neck surgery (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 2; no. 3; p. 253
Main Authors Shrewsbury, D W, Meyerhoff, W L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1980
Subjects
Adolescent
Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - blood supply
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - blood supply
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
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Summary:A 17-year-old male with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma was found, on preoperative evaluation, to have a normal selective angiogram of the internal and external carotid artery system. Possible explanations for this variant include an atypical blood supply from the vertebral artery system, the thyrocervical trunks, or from an ascending pharyngeal artery that branched low from the external carotid artery.
ISSN:0148-6403
DOI:10.1002/hed.2890020312