Open AccessUnusual initial development of an esthesioneuroblastoma above the cribriform plate.
Author(s) -
Giacomo Mazzamuto,
P Bosschaert
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jbr-btr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1780-2393
DOI - 10.5334/jbr-btr.146
Subject(s) - cribriform , esthesioneuroblastoma , cribriform plate , medicine , radiology , medical physics , pathology , anatomy , radiation therapy , immunohistochemistry
Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare tumor localized in the superior part of the nasal cavity. Extension in the anterior cerebral fossa is sometimes observed. As we discovered in our patient, the location of the tumor above the cribriform plate was very unusual and meningioma was suspected. Features and prognosis are discussed below.