Soft tissue angiofibroma on the ridge of the maxilla: a rare case report

Soft tissue angiofibroma is a benign vascular neoplasm that occurs predominantly in the nasopharynx area of adolescent males. Primary extranasopharyngeal location without involvement of the nasopharynx is unusual and tends to occur at a later age. Extra nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are clinically different from juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas. According to a vast literature search, presenting angiofibroma in the oral cavity is extremely rare. Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma arising from the ridge of the maxilla in the oral cavity has not been reported up to now and this case is probably the first to be reported.