Open AccessIntranasal endoscopic surgery combined with adjuvant radiation therapy for olfactory neuroblastoma
Author(s) -
Zong-Sin Wu,
HanChen Ho,
Jeh-En Tzeng,
ShihHsuan Hsiao
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.1016/j.tcmj.2011.06.001
Subject(s) - medicine , esthesioneuroblastoma , neck dissection , radiation therapy , surgery , nasal cavity , metastasis , magnetic resonance imaging , neuroblastoma , radiology , cancer , genetics , biology , cell culture
Olfactory neuroblastoma, also known as esthesioneuroblastoma, is a rare malignant head and neck tumor. Olfactory neuroblastoma accounts for approximately 3–5% of all malignant nasal tumors. We present a case of olfactory neuroblastoma in a 61-year-old man who underwent endoscopic surgery followed by postoperative irradiation. Right neck metastasis was diagnosed about 6 months after endoscopic surgery. Supraomohyoid dissection of the right side of the neck was performed, but right parotid metastasis was identified about 3 months later. Boost radiotherapy was applied to the right metastatic parotid. There was no evidence of recurrence on head and neck magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic examination during the 2-year follow-up