An atypical esthesioneuroblastoma of the inferior nasal cavity and maxillary sinus: report of a case.
Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the nasal cavity that originates from the olfactory epithelium. In this paper a very rare clinical presentation of this tumor is described. The tumor originated from the maxillary sinus and alveolar process, and was independent of the olfactory region. The patient was a 14-year-old girl presenting with facial swelling and nasal obstruction. Paranasal computed tomography showed a mass filling the right nasal cavity, infiltrating the alveolar process, eroding the anterior wall of the maxilla and invading the subcutaneous tissues of the cheek. Fine-needle aspiration and incisional biopsies identified an esthesioneuroblastoma. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, we performed a right subtotal and left inferior maxillectomy and reconstructed the maxillary defect with a permanent obturator. At 2 years' follow-up the patient is free of recurrence.
Unal
Adnan
A
First Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozlugedik
Samet
S
Tezer
Mesut Sabri
MS
Kulacoglu
Sezer
S
Ozcan
Muge
M
D000293:Adolescent; D018304:Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed