Maxillofacial esthesioneuroblastoma: A diagnostic complexity.
Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the sinonasal tract. Oral and maxillofacial pathologists rarely encounter this tumor in their daily practice. Because of their complex anatomic location, non-specific symptoms, varied histomorphology and unfamiliarity, most of the times, the tumor is diagnosed as benign tumor and thereby conservative treatment results in multiple recurrences. A recurrent case of esthesioneuroblastoma in a 24-year-old female patient describing the clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features along with differential diagnosis is discussed.
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Telangana, India.
G Shyam
GS
Raj
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Telangana, India.
Guttikonda Venkateswara
GV
Rao
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Telangana, India.
Manchikatla Praveen
MP
Kumar
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Telangana, India.
Kondamari
K
Sudheerkanth
Esthesioneuroblastoma; olfactory neuroblastoma; sinonasal tract