title: Olfactory neuroblastoma: report of a case associated with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion.
abstract: Esthesioneuroblastoma or olfactory neuroblastoma, is a rare tumour. It was first described by Berger et al. in 1924. Since then, approximately 250 cases have been reported. These neuroendocrine neoplasms are rarely associated with hormone excess syndromes. We report a case of olfactory neuroblastoma initially manifested with a syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) in a 27-year-old man. A literature review is briefly presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: al Ahwal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nabholtz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hugh
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Birchall
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D018304:Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011878:Radiotherapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed