A case of Esthesioneuroblastoma in a 22 years old male patient

Subhadip Das; Saptarshi Banerjee; Sanjoy Roy; Debarshi Lahiri

Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

A case of Esthesioneuroblastoma in a 22 years old male patient

Subhadip Das, Saptarshi Banerjee, Sanjoy Roy, Debarshi Lahiri

Abstract :

Olfactory neuroblastoma is an uncommon malignant tuor of sinonasal tract arising from the olfactory neuroepithelium. Based on the reports in the literature, approximately 1,200 cases of esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) have been identified since 1924. ENB has an estimated incidence of 4 cases per 10 million individuals and accounts for approximately 5% of all sinonasal tumors. In our case, a 22 years old male patient presented with symptoms of nasal blockage, epiphora etc. On imaging of paranasal sinuses it turned out a case of tumor arising from right nasal cavity and maxillary sinus. It was resected totally and on histopathological examination, it was diagnosed as a case of olfactory neuroblastoma or esthesioneuroblastoma. Afterwards, the patient was treated with adjuvant external beam radiotherapy.