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Consumptive coagulopathy complicating juvenile angiofibroma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Campbell Baguley ,
Guri Sandhu ,
James O’Donnell  and
David Howard
Campbell Baguley
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
Guri Sandhu
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
James O’Donnell
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
David Howard
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the incidence and clinical significance of deranged clotting results among patients with juvenile (nasopharyngeal) angiofibroma.

Methods: Twenty consecutive patients treated for juvenile angiofibroma between March 1998 and July 2002 in whom preoperative coagulation tests were performed were selected. Results were compared with normal laboratory values, and clinical and histological records were retrospectively analysed.

Results: Four out of 20 patients were found to have abnormal tests, consistent with concurrent consumptive coagulopathies. One patient was found to have a raised D-dimer level. This resolved following removal of the lesion.

Conclusions:The association between larger arterio-venous malformations and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy is well described (Kasabach–Merritt syndrome). Our findings suggest that low-grade consumptive coagulopathies may also complicate smaller juvenile angiofibromas, implying that preoperative coagulation screening tests may have a role in ensuring optimal perioperative haemostasis.

Keywords

AngiofibromaCoagulopathyDisseminated Intravascular CoagulationKasabach Merritt Syndrome
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 11 , November 2004 , pp. 835 - 839
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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