Olfactory neuroblastoma: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Gonca Hanedan Uslu
    • Emine Canyilmaz
    • Ahmet Yasar Zengin
    • Sevdegul Mungan
    • Adnan Yoney
    • Osman Bahadir
    • Huseyin Gocmez
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  • Published online on: October 20, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3821
  • Pages: 3651-3654
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Abstract

Olfactory neuroblastoma (ON) is a rare type of malignant neoplasm originating from the olfactory neuroepithelial cells of the nasal cavity. ON is also known as esthesioneuroblastoma or neuroendocrine carcinoma. The malignancy accounts for <3% of tumors originating in the nasal cavity. Through the nasal cavity, ON may infiltrate the sinuses, the orbit and the cranium. The tumor is characterized by a pattern of slow growth and local recurrences. Treatment options are surgical excision or surgery combined with a radiotherapy (RT) and/or chemotherapy combination treatment. The present study reports the case of a 69-year-old patient with a mass in the nasal cavity who was treated by combined surgical excision and RT. The literature for ON and the treatment of the tumor are also discussed.
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Uslu GH, Canyilmaz E, Zengin AY, Mungan S, Yoney A, Bahadir O and Gocmez H: Olfactory neuroblastoma: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 3651-3654, 2015.
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Uslu, G.H., Canyilmaz, E., Zengin, A.Y., Mungan, S., Yoney, A., Bahadir, O., & Gocmez, H. (2015). Olfactory neuroblastoma: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 3651-3654. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3821
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Uslu, G. H., Canyilmaz, E., Zengin, A. Y., Mungan, S., Yoney, A., Bahadir, O., Gocmez, H."Olfactory neuroblastoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.6 (2015): 3651-3654.
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Uslu, G. H., Canyilmaz, E., Zengin, A. Y., Mungan, S., Yoney, A., Bahadir, O., Gocmez, H."Olfactory neuroblastoma: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 6 (2015): 3651-3654. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3821