title: Esthesioneuroblastoma: case report.
abstract: 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 and no consensus has been reached regarding treatment of this tumor. We report on a 66 year old female patient with a Kadish stage C tumor with frontal lobe invasion submitted a total craniofacial resection with a combined head neck and neurosurgeon team. The purpose of this study is to analyze the natural history, treatment and prognosis of this tumor, based on the literature review.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. jagondim@secrel.com.br
authors.forename: Jackson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gondim
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Fernando Porto
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Carrero
authors.forename: Oswaldo Inácio
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Tella
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018304:Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis