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| Caption = | | Caption = CT: Angiofibroma. Skull base invasion. <br> <small> [http://www.peir.net Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology] </small> | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Angiofibromas''' are small, reddish brown or even flesh-colored, smooth, shiny, 0.1- to 0.3cm [[papule|papules]] present over the sides of the nose and the medial portions of the cheeks.<ref name="Fitz2">Freedberg, et. al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine''. (6th ed.). Page 994. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.</ref> | '''Angiofibromas''' are small, reddish brown or even flesh-colored, smooth, shiny, 0.1- to 0.3cm [[papule|papules]] present over the sides of the nose and the medial portions of the cheeks.<ref name="Fitz2">Freedberg, et. al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine''. (6th ed.). Page 994. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.</ref> | ||
In another words; angiofibromas are benign neoplasms of fibrous tissue in which there are numerous small and large, frequently dilated, vascular channels. | |||
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[[Image:Angiofibroma 001.jpg|left|400px|thumb|Skin: Cutaneous angiomatous proliferations within benign mesenchymal neoplasms: This angiofibroma consists of random proliferation of fibroblasts and small vessels (A). This figure also shows angioleiomyoma with multiple vessels within a stroma formed by bundles of benign smooth muscle (B) and angiolipoma, showing minute vessels and slips of vessel wall within mature adipose tissue (C).]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Angiofibromas are small, reddish brown or even flesh-colored, smooth, shiny, 0.1- to 0.3cm papules present over the sides of the nose and the medial portions of the cheeks.[1]
In another words; angiofibromas are benign neoplasms of fibrous tissue in which there are numerous small and large, frequently dilated, vascular channels.
Diagnostic Findings
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References
- ↑ Freedberg, et. al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 994. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.