Ganglioneuroblastoma
of Skull Base
Published: August 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6334
Balakrishnan Ramaswamy, Ajay M. Bhandarkar, Shalini S. Menon, Ashish Chandra Agarwal, Suraj S. Nair
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. Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
5. Junior Resident, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Ajay M Bhandarkar,
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College,
Madhavnagar, Manipal-576104, India.
E-mail: bm.ajay@gmail.com
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.
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