Esthesioneuroblastoma Treated with External Radiotherapy. Case Report

Overview

Journal Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital

Specialty Otorhinolaryngology

Date 2008 Oct 23

PMID 18939712

Authors

F Tramacere

S Bambace

M C De Luca

R Castagna

M C Francavilla

A Leone

S Monastero

F Fucilli

G Pili

M Portaluri

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Abstract

Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare tumour arising from the olfactory epithelium of the nasal vault which frequently invades the cranial base and orbit. Esthesioneuroblastoma has a bimodal age distribution between 11 and 20 years and between 51 and 60 years. Esthesioneuroblastoma accounts for approximately 1-5% of intranasal cancers. The case is reported of a 79-year-old female patient with a Kadish stage C tumour with a one-year history of headache, nasal obstruction, anosmia, rhinorrhoea and epistaxis. Aim of this study is to analyse the natural history, treatment and prognosis of this tumour, based on a review of the literature.

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