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Esthesioneuroblastoma: A case report of diffuse subdural recurrence and review of recently published studies
Author(s) -
Capelle L,
Krawitz H
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01919.x
Subject(s) - esthesioneuroblastoma , medicine , malignancy , adjuvant radiotherapy , radiation therapy , natural history , craniofacial , surgery , pathology , psychiatry
Summary Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignancy arising from the olfactory epithelium. We present a case history of a 75‐year‐old man who presented with a Kadish stage C esthesioneuroblastoma and underwent craniofacial surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. Two years later he was found to have diffuse subdural deposits with distant bone and nodal metastases, treated with further radiotherapy. The patient’s condition subsequently deteriorated and he died. Given this unusual pattern of failure, we review the recent published studies regarding the natural history, treatment and outcome for this tumour.