Juvenile Angiofibromas

Juvenile angiofibromas are rare clumps of blood vessels that grow where your child's throat and nasal passages meet (near the adenoids).

• Juvenile angiofibromas are most common in teenage boys

• They grow slowly and can spread into the area around the brain and eye sockets

• A stuffy nose

• Headache

• Nosebleeds that may be very bad

• A swollen face

• A bulging eye

• Changes in the shape of the nose

Doctors will usually do a CT (computed tomography) scan or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

• Usually, doctors will do surgery to remove the clump

• Doctors may also use radiation therapy, especially if the clump is difficult to remove fully or if it comes back