Esthesioneuroblastoma. A case report.
Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is a rare neuroectodermal tumor originating from the olfactory mucosa and therefore usually arising from the nasopharynx. A case in which the diagnosis was made in connection with the extraction of a tooth is reported. Manifestation in the dento-alveolar region is unusual for this tumor. The case presented is also unusual in that the classic symptoms of ENB were not present. Diagnosis, classification, and therapy are described with a brief review of the literature.
Feifel
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Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Katharinenhospital, Stuttgart, Germany.
Riediger
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Gärtner
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018241:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / Q000473:pathology*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology