Ganglioneuroblastoma of Skull Base

Balakrishnan Ramaswamy; Ajay M Bhandarkar; Shalini S Menon; Ashish Chandra Agarwal; Suraj S Nair

doi:10.7860/JCDR/2015/14135.6334

Ganglioneuroblastoma of Skull Base

J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Aug;9(8):MD01-3. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/14135.6334. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

Authors

Balakrishnan Ramaswamy¹, Ajay M Bhandarkar², Shalini S Menon², Ashish Chandra Agarwal³, Suraj S Nair⁴

Affiliations

¹ Professor and Head of Department, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, India .
² Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, India .
³ Senior Resident, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, India .
⁴ Junior Resident, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, India .

Abstract

Neuroblastic tumours are common in childhood and adrenal glands are the most common site. Head and neck ganglioneuroblastomas are extremely rare and nose is a very uncommon site for a ganglioneuroblastoma. The management of this primitive sympathogonic tumour may vary depending on the age of the patient and stage of the tumour. We present a middle-aged man with a ganglioneuroblastoma of skull base, management of this tumour and a review of literature.

Keywords: Lateral rhinotomy; Medial maxillectomy; Neuroblastoma.

Publication types

Case Reports