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Treatment

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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The treatment for angiofibromata is controversial, not least because the tumour has a tendency to recede in the third decade.

There are two main therapeutic options:

  • surgery with possible pre-operative embolization to reduce bleeding
  • radiotherapy

As an androgen dependent tumour, bleeding may respond to hormone therapy which may be performed pre-operatively to reduce bleeding.

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