CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL REVIEW: ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA
CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL REVIEW: ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA
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临床病理学回顾:感受神经母细胞瘤
DOI:
10.1227/01.neu.0000338948.47709.79
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发表时间:
2009
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影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
V. Prabhu
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作者:
T. Bragg;Joseph Scianna;A. Kassam;B. Emami;H. G. Brown;L. Hacein;Joseph I. Clark;K. Muzaffar;N. Boulis;V. Prabhu
Drs. Bragg and Muzaffar: A 62yearold righthanded Caucasian man presented with a right nasal mass and progressive nasal deformity resulting in worsening nasal congestion and anosmia for 6 months. He denied head ache, visual changes, epistaxis, or rhinorrhea. He noted fullness of his right nostril, obliteration of the right nasolabial fold, and significant tearing from the right eye. He had no medical history or current medication use and had undergone tonsillectomy as a child. He re ported occasional use of alcohol and had quit smokeless tobacco 4 to 5 months before presentation. His family history was significant for a brother with skin cancer and a sister with leukemia. On neurological examination, the patient had no cranial nerve deficits aside from anosmia. An anterior rhinoscopy revealed significant deviation of the nasal septum to the left by a large, fleshy, firm, nontender, nonpulsatile mass that completely obliterated the right nasal cavity. The size of the mass precluded passage of a flexible fiberoptic laryngoscope into the right nasal cavity; however, naso phar yn goscopy through the left nasal cavity showed the mass extending into the nasopharynx. An otoscopic examination was normal, and no cervical lymphadenopathy was detected. An outpatient fiberoptic biopsy of the right nasal lesion was performed. The lesion had significant vascularity, and subsequent bleeding was controlled successfully with nasal packing. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the craniofacial region demonstrated an 8.4 4.4 2.5-cm mass in the right nasal cavity, causing obstruction of the right sphenoid, frontal, and maxillary sinuses (Fig. 1A). The mass en hanced markedly after contrast administration, unlike the trapped secretions in the obstructed sinuses (Fig. 1A, arrows). Cranial computed tomographic (CT) scanning showed destruction of the posterior aspect of the medial wall of the right maxillary sinus (Fig. 1B, short arrow), whereas the bony septa of the sphenoid sinus remained intact (Fig. 1B, long arrow). The mass extended superiorly to the right ethmoid cells (Fig. 1C, arrow) with destruction of the ethmoid cell septa and osteolysis of the midportion of the right lamina papyracea (Fig. 1D, arrow). Contrastenhanced coronal T1-weighted MRI scans showed tumor extension through the right lamina papyracea, elevating but not invading through the periorbita (Fig. 1, D and E, arrows). Intracranial extension to the inferior frontal lobes through the cribriform plate, measuring 9 7 6 mm, was noted as well (Fig. 1F, arrow). Dr. Scianna: Unilateral nasal obstruction, epistaxis, tearing, anosmia, and facial pain are common presenting symptoms of both benign and malignant craniofacial lesions. Initial signs and symptoms are often subtle, delaying diagnosis for months to several years (1, 8, 51). Malig nancy is not considered until secondary symptoms, such as epistaxis, facial pain, facial de formity, or cranial nerve impairment (especially in ocular muscles), occur. Headaches, diplopia, ocular pain, and exophthalmos suggest tumor invasion into the intracranial or intraorbital compartments and cavernous sinus (1, 10, 49, 51). Benign conditions that can present in this manner include a deviated nasal septum, turbinate hypertrophy, allergic rhinitis, acute or chronic sinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy, and nasal polyposis. Inverted papilloma and juvenile nasal angiofibroma are also benign lesions but with malignant potential. Malignant lesions include esthesioneuroblastoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma. Other malignancies need to be considered, including metastatic tumors, rhabdomyo sar coma, chordoma, mucosal melanoma, neuroendocrine carCASE PROBLEMS IN NEUROSURGERY