Sirolimus for the treatment of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
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This case series reports successful medical management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma using sirolimus, an mTOR inhibitor, as an alternative to traditional surgical and radiation approaches. Three patients demonstrated clinical and radiographic improvement with sirolimus therapy, suggesting a potential role for targeted medical treatment in this locally aggressive vascular tumor.
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Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a pathologically benign yet locally aggressive and destructive tumor that develops in the choana and nasopharynx. Historical treatment of JNA has included embolization, surgical resection, and radiation. Here, we describe three patients who received therapy with the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus with improvement in clinical symptoms, imaging, and overall we…
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