SYN: telangiectatic fibroma.
- juvenile a. a markedly vascular fibrous tumor occurring in the nasopharynx of males, usually in the second decade of life; epistaxis and local invasion may result, but spontaneous regression may occur after sexual maturity. SYN: juvenile hemangiofibroma.
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an·gio·fi·bro·ma (an″je-o-fi-broґmə) [angioma + fibroma] a lesion characterized by fibrous tissue and vascular proliferation; it often occurs as one or more small, flesh-colored papules, particularly on the face.Medical dictionary. 2011.