Hyperostotic esthesioneuroblastoma: CT and MR findings

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1988 Jan-Feb;12(1):52-6.

Abstract

Olfactory neuroblastoma is a malignant, slow growing, neurogenic tumor that originates in the olfactory mucosa of the upper nasal cavity. Its CT appearance, i.e., a soft tissue mass adherent to the cribriform plate usually with bone lysis, has been described. Two cases are presented in which this entity was associated with exuberant bony hyperostosis, a feature not previously reported. The differential diagnosis of nasoethmoid soft tissue masses with associated hyperostosis is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Ethmoid Bone / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / diagnosis*
  • Nose Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Olfactory Mucosa
  • Orbit / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Turbinates / pathology