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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?

AIt is a premalignant lesion.
BIt usually occurs with laryngeal obstruction.
CIt is treated with radiotherapy.
DIt may proceed to destroy surrounding bone.
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