ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA

Course overview

ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA, OR OLFACTORY NEUROBLASTOMA, IS A RARE MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF THE SINONASAL TRACT ORIGINATING FROM THE OLFACTORY NEUROEPITHELIUM WITH NEUROBLASTIC DIFFERENTIATION. IT MOST OFTEN PRESENTS IN THE SUPERIOR NASAL CAVITY. IT IS A LOCALLY AGGRESSIVE NEOPLASM AND METASTASIZES VIA BOTH HEMATOGENOUS AND LYMPHATIC ROUTES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA AND THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.