title: Esthesioneuroblastoma: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is an extremely rare malignant neoplasm of the nasal cavity. We report the case of a middle aged man who presented with a 6-months history of progressive nasal obstruction, watering of the eye, headache and occasional epistaxis. A diagnosis of esthesioneuroblastoma was established by histopathology and confirmed by immunohistochemistry. On staging the mass was classified as a kadish stage C tumor. The mass was excised via a craniofacial resection through a bi-coronal approach and the tumor mass was peeled away completely from the frontal lobe dura. The patient underwent postoperative radiation, and he was free of recurrence at follow-up 3 months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T & Neurosurgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Science, Dehradun (U.A).
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bist
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Charitesh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Esthesioneuroblastoma; immunohistochemistry