Medical MCQ - A 16-year-old boy complains of difficulty in breathing through his nose. Endoscopy reveals a tumor infiltrating the nasopharynx. Histology reports this as a juvenile nasopharyngeal haemangiofibroma. The boy's anxious mother requests information concerning the lesion. What should she be told?

A 16-year-old boy complains of difficulty in breathing through his nose. Endoscopy reveals a tumor infiltrating the nasopharynx. Histology reports this as a juvenile nasopharyngeal haemangiofibroma. The boy’s anxious mother requests information concerning the lesion. What should she be told?

It is a premalignant lesion.

It usually occurs with laryngeal obstruction.

It is treated with radiotherapy.

It may proceed to destroy surrounding bone.

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It may proceed to destroy surrounding bone.

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Juvenile nasopharyngeal haemangiofibromas are rare nonmalignant tumors containing both fibrous and vascular tissue. They occur exclusively among boys.

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