Nasopharyngeal Fibrous Hemangioma Surgery

Nasopharyngeal fibrous hemangiomas are also called nasopharyngeal fibroids, including male adolescent hemorrhagic fibroids or nasopharyngeal fibroids. The etiology of this disease is unknown, and it is more common in men aged 10 to 25, and rarely in women. Although the disease is benign in pathology, due to its strong growth and expansion ability, it often directly invades surrounding tissues and organs (such as the nasal cavity, sinuses, pterygopalatine fossa, infratemporal fossa, orbital), and even compression damages the skull base bone invasion Intracranial, causing a series of symptoms. Repeated heavy bleeding can cause severe anemia and often endanger patients' lives. Therefore, clinical manifestations are actually dangerous.

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