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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neurol Surg Rep 2023; 84(03): e85-e86
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770965
Invited Review

Esthesioneuroblastoma: Management of the N0 neck

Stephanie J. Youssef
1   Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Nyssa Fox Farrell
1   Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Abstract

Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare sinonasal malignancy that arises from the olfactory epithelium. The overall incidence of lymph node metastases is 25%. However, neck disease can present in a delayed fashion. As such, management of the clinically negative neck is controversial, with some advocating for elective neck treatment and others recommending observation with salvage treatment if necessary. At this time, no prospective head-to-head comparisons of elective versus salvage treatment have been performed.

Keywords

esthesioneuroblastoma - salvage treatment - sinonasal malignancy - olfactory neuroblastoma


Publication History

Received: 24 March 2023

Accepted: 12 May 2023

Article published online:
04 August 2023

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