Turkish Neurosurgery 1992 , Vol 2 , Num 4
RAPID GROWING ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA (CASE REPORT)
Kaya AKSOY, Zeki İPEKOĞLU, Muammer DOYGUN, Erhan OĞUL, Suat ÇELİK
University of Uludağ School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, Bursa – TÜRKİYE Reported are the CT, clinical and histological features of a case of rapid growing esthesioneuroblastoma with intracranial extension. This tumour is most frequently reported to grow slowly inside the nasal cavities and can extend to the paranasal sinuses. The case investigated here occurred initially as an intracranial, retroorbital and intrapalpebral tumour which appeared suddenly one day and reached a significant size in ten days. If was diagnosed by computed tomography. Total recestion combined with radiation therapy remains the most satisfactory treatment. Keywords : Esthesioneuroblastoma. Nasal cavity neoplasms. Olfactory neuroblastoma
Corresponding author : Kaya Aksoy