Symptoms of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare disease but requires timely treatment. If you find related symptoms, please seek medical attention as soon as possible for a clear diagnosis.

This disease mainly occurs in adolescent males. It is a benign but invasive and recurrent tumor. It often originates from the vascular tissue of the nasopharynx. Although it will not become malignant, it may compress the surrounding tissues during its growth, causing a variety of symptoms.

Common symptoms include frequent unilateral nasal congestion, which may be accompanied by recurrent bleeding from the nose, especially blood in the sputum or spurting bleeding. Hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches or facial swelling due to the spread of the tumor may also occur. If the tumor is large, the patient may even feel a mass in the nose.

If you find the above symptoms, especially repeated bleeding, you should seek help from an otolaryngologist as soon as possible. Do not ignore early symptoms, as irregular observation may delay the disease. Preoperative diagnosis usually requires nasal endoscopy, imaging examination or pathological biopsy, and the specific treatment method depends on the size and location of the tumor.