Olfactory neuroblastoma

Danyal Rashid; Bashir Ahmed; Sher Muhammad Malik; Muhammad Khan

Author(s)

Danyal Rashid Department of ENT, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Bashir Ahmed Department of ENT, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Sher Muhammad Malik Department of ENT, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Muhammad Khan Department of ENT, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract

Olfactory neuroblastome/esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignant tumour of the olfactory neuroepithelium. This is a report of 5 cases managed over the last 10 years at Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Age of the patients at presentation ranged from 27 to 70 years. The main symptoms were unilateral nasal obstruction and intermittent epistaxis. The mean duration of symptoms at presentation was 11 months. Two patients were staged as B and 3 as C at presentation. The stage of the disease correlated with the duration of symptoms. All the cases were diagnosed on histopathology. Three were offered combination of surgery and radiotherapy. One patient received only surgical treatment and one patient received radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Combination of surgery and radiotherapy showed best results.

Publication Details

Page(s) 399-400

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 10, Issue: 10, Year: 2000

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Keywords

Neoplasms, Neuroblastoma, Nasal obstruction Epistaxis, Olfactory, Esthesioneuroblastoma

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