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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-10 | Issue-10
Clinical Staging for Accurate Preoperative Clinical Assessment of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Dr. Sheikh Masud, Dr. Mahbubul Alam Choudhury, Dr. Sirajul Islam Mondol, Dr. Md. Sazzad Haider Shahin, Dr. Shihab Mahmud Shahriar
Published: Oct. 13, 2022 | 176 129
DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i10.018
Pages: 1695-1699
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Abstract
Background: The location of the tumor and its accompanying symptoms, which include substantial epistaxis and nasal obstruction, cause the Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma, a histologically and physiologically benign tumor with aggressive activity. Methods: The Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery division at Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka carried out this retrospective cross-sectional study. The research was done in 2012, from February to November. 30 people made up the study's entire sample size. Result: The majority of individuals (54%) who have nasopharyngeal angiofibroma are between the ages of 16 and 20. People living in rural area (53.33%) are more sufferers from nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. The majority of patients have similar symptoms such epistaxis, nasal blockage, nasal discharge, anemia, and masses in the nasal cavity. Maximum (90%) has varying degree anaemia at presentation. All patient has soft tissue mass in Nasopharynx, half of the patient has pterygopalatine fossa extension at presentation. Maximum (56.66 %) patient admitted with stage II nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Conclusion: It is necessary to acquire preoperative clinical staging and imaging parameters from data of one of the largest NA case series.