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ArticleSurgical neurology international2020

Mixed olfactory neuroblastoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma: An unusual case report and literature review.

Wilson P Lao, Jordan M Thompson, Lauran Evans, Yohanan Kim, Laura Denham, Steve C Lee

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Clinical, genetic and immunohistochemical characterization of sinonasal tumors with neuroectodermal differentiation.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  3. Childhood Malignancies-Clinico-demographic Profile of Patients Attending the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at a Tertiary Care Centre in North-East India.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Wilson P LaoLoma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California, USA.
Jordan M ThompsonLoma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California, USA.
Lauran EvansUniversity of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Yohanan KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California, USA.
Laura DenhamDepartment of Pathology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, USA.
Steve C LeeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the study was to present a case of mixed olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) and carcinoma, an extremely rare tumor with only a few cases in the published literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: An otherwise healthy 27-year-old male presented with sinus complaints, headache, and unilateral eye discharge. Imaging and endoscopy revealed a mass presumed to represent a juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Unexpectedly, the final pathology report revealed high grade mixed ONB and carcinoma. This tumor is the sixth and youngest documented patient with mixed ONB and carcinoma.

conclusionPhysicians should remain vigilant for the possibility of malignancy in their approach to nasal cavity masses, even in young otherwise healthy patients. Careful review of the immunohistopathology should also be taken, as mixed olfactory tumors such as these are aggressive, rare entities that require multidisciplinary oncologic care.

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Diagnostic delayMixed tumorNeuroendocrine neoplasmOlfactory mixed neuroblastomaOlfactory neuroblastoma

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PMID32494376
PMCPMC7265421

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