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Olfactory neuroblastoma: A case report in an African child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. U. Aghadiuno ,
S. M. Thomas ,
O. Ogan ,
F. D. Martinson  and
Adelola Adeloye
P. U. Aghadiuno*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
S. M. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
O. Ogan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
F. D. Martinson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Adelola Adeloye
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
*
Department of Pathology, University College Hosiptal, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Summary

The case is described of an eight-year-old Nigerian boy who died from olfactory neuroblastoma which presented with nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Autopsy showed intracranial extension of the tumour into the frontal lobe, and histology revealed undifferentiated neuroblasts, forming rosette in some areas and producing tangled neurofibrils in others. The histogenesis of the tumour and its diagnosis are briefly discussed.

Type
Clinical records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 97 , Issue 3 , March 1983 , pp. 261 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1983

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