Esthesioneuroblastoma differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Esthesioneuroblastoma must be differentiated from olfactory neuroepithelioma, olfactory groove meningioma/haemangiopericytoma, sinonasal carcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, melanoma metastases, lymphoma, chordoma, juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, and pituitary macroadenoma.
Differential Diagnosis
Unfortunately, imaging alone often struggles to distinguish between olfactory neuroblastomas and other aggressive malignancies in the region. The differential includes 1-2:
- Olfactory neuroepithelioma
- Olfactory groove meningioma/haemangiopericytoma
- Sinonasal carcinoma (including SCC, minor salivary gland adenocarcinoma)
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Melanoma metastases
- Lymphoma
- Chordoma
- Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
- Pituitary macroadenoma