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