Abstract
This study is a retrospective analysis of 30 consecutive cases of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JXA) operated at. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Bangalore, India: la tertiary referral centre) after prior emohilization by an interventional neuro-radiologisl (1996-2002). This study discusses critically the planning of surgical approach, based on anatomico-radiological factors and highlights the efficacy of preoperalive embolization in expediting total re moral of the tumor in 25 out of JO cases with advanced stage JNA.
Objectives: To analyze the utility of pre-operatire embolisation in surgical extirpation of large JNAs; planning of the surgical approaches based on CT topography of the tumor; to study the various complications of embolisation and surgery associated with JXA & lastly to evaluate the puttern and location of recurrent tumor thus correlating with the original topography.
Setting: Tertiary care cancer referral centre.
Patients: Patients ranged in age from ’)- 24 years. all being males.
Interventions: Majority of them were accessed by transfacial surgical approach(26). and in the recent past via midfacial degloving(4) within 4H hours of angioembolisation.
Results: Complete removal of the tumor was achieved in 25 out of 30 cases with advanced stage JNA.
Post surgical CT scans revealed tumor residua in 5 individuals, where the tumor was documented in - the temporal fossa 12), para-cavernous sinus region (I), cavernous sinus! I) and pterygo palatine fossa (I). Only the lesion in pterygopalaline fossa was successfully re-i>xcised & this alongwith the recurrence at para-cavernous & cavernous sinus & another were treated with radiotherapy; the 2 cases in the temporal fossa are under observation. The average blood loss during the procedure was 546.60 ml.
Conclusions: Today, advances in radiologie imaging-complemented by interventional neuro-radiological expertise in angio-embolisation have expedited complète excision with minimal morbidity and acceptable recurrence rate. This study has justified pre-operative embolisation and M currently the standard of care for advanced JXA.
Key Words: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, embolisation, tumor recurrence
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