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| Year : 2022 | Volume
: 70
| Issue : 2 | Page : 784--787 |
Nasoethmoidal Schwannoma as a Mimicar of Esthesioneuroblastoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Amit Narang1, Varun Aggarwal1, Rahul Jain2, Chandni Maheshwari3, Athira Ramesh3, Gurbax Singh4
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India
2 Department of General Surgery, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India
3 Department of Anaesthesia, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India
4 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Varun Aggarwal
Department of Neurosurgery, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab - 151 203
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.344679
Nasoethmoidal schwannomas are rare lesions and their presentation with intracranial extension is even rarer. Here, a patient presenting with rhinorrhea, epistaxis, and proptosis of left eye was diagnosed with giant nasoethmoidal schwannoma extending to frontal lobe and orbit, which was managed with bifrontal craniotomy with endoscopic transnasal gross total excision. This being predominantly a benign lesion has good prognosis if total excision is achieved.
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