Volume : 6, Issue : 7, July - 2017

CASE REPORT OF OLFACTORY NEUROBLASTOMA. (Esthesioneuroblastoma)

Dr. Saketh Rao, Dr. Zalak Panchal

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: windowtext; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Esthesioneuroblatoma (ENB) is a rare tumor arising from the olfactory epithelium of the nasal vault which frequently invades the cranial base, cranial vault and orbit. ENB has a bimodal age distribution between 11 and 20 years and between 51 and 60 years. ENB accounts for approximately 1 to 5% of intranasal cancers. </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; background: rgb(252, 252, 252);">The diagnosis may be delayed for several months due to its slow growing nature. It may be misdiagnosed with other small round cell tumors. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: windowtext; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Here we describe a case of olfactory neuroblastoma in a 50-year-old female presented with left sided nasal blockage and episodes of epistaxis.</span></p> <p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: windowtext; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>