J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 Apr;66(4):317-320. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.4.317.

Pedunculated Angioleiomyoma of the Nasopharynx: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
  • 2Department of Radiology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. sklee@dsmc.or.kr
  • 3Department of Pathology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Angioleiomyoma of the pharynx is extremely rare. We report a case of pedunculated angioleiomyoma originating from the posterior nasopharyngeal wall, in a 77-year-old man. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a well-demarcated, smooth, spherical, pedunculated, solid mass with heterogeneous intense enhancement in the nasopharynx. As a result, nasopharyngeal angioleiomyoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a pedunculated, solid nasopharyngeal mass with heterogeneous intense enhancement.


MeSH Terms

Aged
Angiomyoma
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Nasopharynx
Pharynx
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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