[Four cases of olfactory neuroblastoma treated with craniofacial surgery]

Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho. 1994 May;97(5):843-6. doi: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.97.843.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report 4 cases of olfactory neuroblastoma with anterior cranial fossa extension treated by craniofacial surgery. Three patients have been alive and well for 4 years, 1 year and 11 months after the initial treatment without major surgical complications but one patient died of local recurrence 11 months after treatment. Multidisciplinary surgery for olfactory neuroblastoma with intracranial extension permits radical tumor excision and reconstruction of the anterior skull base. This one-stage procedure combining neurosurgery and plastic surgery with pre or post-operative radiotherapy is considered to be essential for eradicating this tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasal Cavity*
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Skull / surgery
  • Surgical Flaps