Management of Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma using Preoperative Embolization and Transmaxillary approach

술전색전술과 경상악법을 이용한 비인강 혈관섬유종의 치료

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is rare highly vascular tumor and occurs almost exclusively in adolescent boy. This tumor is histologically benign but clinically malignant because of massive bleeding, destruction of surrounding tissue, difficulty in surgical access and recurrence. Preoperative embolization is required to decrease bleeding during operation Surgical method varies according to staging of angiofibroma. Recently, we had experienced a case of angiofibroma that was resected by transmaxillary approach after preoperative embolization.