The large number of cases of nasopharyngeal fibroma seen in Mexico gives Mexican otolaryngologists considerable experience with this disease. This report includes studies on 322 patients seen by the author. It is important to recognize that nasopharyngeal fibroma is not just a tumor, but a disease with particular characteristics, such as prevalence among young males. Clinically it is quite different from other tumors of the pharynx, nose or accessory sinuses.
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