creators_name: MN, Vidya
creators_name: Shivakumar, Swarna
creators_name: Biswas, Siddhartha
creators_name: S, Vijay Shankar
creators_id: vijayshankarpatho@gmail.com
editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas
editors_id: BS Kakkilaya
type: journale
datestamp: 2011-05-02 17:16:36
lastmod: 2011-05-02 17:16:36
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title: Olfactory Neuroblastoma: Diagnostic Difficulty
ispublished: pub
subjects: OJHAS
full_text_status: public
keywords: Olfactory neuroblastoma; Nasal cavity; Immunohistochemistry
abstract: Olfactory neuroblastoma is an uncommon malignant tumor of sinonasal tract arising from the olfactory neuro epithelium. The olfactory neuroblastomas presenting with divergent histomorphologies  like, epithelial appearance of cells, lacking a neuro fibrillary background and absence of rosettes are difficult to diagnose.  Such cases require immunohistochemistry to establish the diagnosis. We describe the clinical features, pathological and  immunohistochemical findings of grade IV Olfactory neuroblastoma in a 57 year old man
date: 2011-01-20
date_type: published
publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
volume: 9
number: 4
publisher: BS Kakkilaya
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   MN, Vidya and Shivakumar, Swarna and Biswas, Siddhartha and S, Vijay Shankar  (2011) Olfactory Neuroblastoma: Diagnostic Difficulty.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/7261/1/2010-4-18.pdf