Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the anterior skull base originating from olfactory cells. It can behave both locally and at a distance, affecting cervical lymph nodes and distant organs.
Clinically it presents with sinusitis, facial pain, nasal obstruction, olfactory disturbances, bleeding, ocular proptosis, double vision, headache, and eventually cerebrospinal fluid leakage through the nasal passages.
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Treatment
The ideal treatment is complete resection with tumor-free margins, followed by evaluation of radiation therapy. Early resection of the tumor with clear margins is associated with greater survival and a better prognosis.
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Benign, slow-growing tumors originating from cells of the adenohypophysis, classified as functioning or non-functioning.
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Benign tumors of the sellar and suprasellar region derived from epithelial cells of Rathke's pouch.
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Skull base defects that allow cerebrospinal fluid to escape through the nasal cavities, treatable with endoscopic endonasal surgery.
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