[Nasopharyngeal fibroma (author's transl)]

The authors report 17 cases nasopharyngeal fibroma treated between 1966 and 1978. Half of the cases developed before the age of 16, the other half occurring between 16 and 28 years. Arteriography was performed in only 8 cases and embolisation in 4 cases with 2 vascular accidents. Surgery was performed in 16 cases (15 Rouge Denker, 1 paralatero nasal). Invasion of the pterygomaxillary fossa was invariably found at operation. Amongst the patients treated by surgery, there was only one local recurrence and reoperation was successful. Finally, one patient with a very large fibroma with invasion of the temporal fossa was successfully treated by radiotherapy at a dose of 4 000 R.