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Recent Concept of Etiology

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The etiology of the juvenile angiofibroma (JA) has been a mystery for a long time. The numerous etiologies postulated over the years could not find general acceptance being mostly able to explain only one of the specific features of the tumor. The most recent concept regarding the origin of this tumor offers for the first time an explanation that covers all specific features of this tumor and is being supported by detailed molecular studies. Herein, the etiology of JAs as a vascular malformation deriving from remnants of the first branchial arch is demonstrated.

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  1. ENT Department, University of Saarland Medical Centre, Kirrberger Strasse, D-66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    Bernhard Schick MD

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Port Moresby General Hospital and School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Boroko Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

    Siba P. Dubey

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Saarlands Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Saarland, Germany

    Bernhard Schick

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Schick, B. (2017). Recent Concept of Etiology. In: Dubey, S., Schick, B. (eds) Juvenile Angiofibroma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45343-9_4

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