Research Article

Olfactory Neuroblastomas: An Experience of 24 Years

Table 1

Tumor localization and symptoms at the time of diagnosis.

Patient no.Tumor localizationSymptomsFirst symptoms until time of diagnosis (months)

1Sphenoid sinus-Nasal cavityRhinorrhea3.7

2Nasal cavityVisual disturbance + Nasal obstruction + Rhinorrhea + Neck mass1.8
3Nasal cavity + Ethmoid + Maxilar sinusNasal obstruction7

4Nasal cavityNasal obstruction + Tears9
5Maxilar sinusNasal obstruction + Visual disturbance + Rhinorrhea + Neck mass3.6

6Sphenoid sinüs + Nasal caviteRhinorrhea3.7
7Ethmoid + Maxilar + Frontal + OrbitaVisual disturbance + Nasal obstrucsion + Rhinorrhea + Neck mass1.8

8Maxilar sinus + OrbitaNasal obstruction + Epistaxis + Facial pain + Facial mass25
9Frontal sinus + OrbitaEyeball pain3

10Maxilar sinus + OrbitaTeethache + Epistaxsis + Visual disturbance9.2
11Frontal sinus + OrbitaExophthalmus1.6

12Nasal cavityNasal obstruction + Epistaxis + Facial pain + Facial mass5.2
13Ethmoid + Sphenoid sinusFacial pain + Neck mass29

14RetropharyngealFacial paralysis + Earache17.2
15Nasal + Sphenoid + OrbitaNasal obstruction + Exophthalmus + Epistaxis8.1

16Sphenoid sinus + OrbitaHeadache + Proptosis3
17Sphenoid sinus + OrbitaHeadache + Earache + Facial pain4

18Nasal cavityNasal obstruction + Epistaxis24.5
19Nasal cavityNasal obstruction + Epistaxis + Facial pain + Facial mass6.5