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Esthesioneuroblastoma metastatic to the neck and lung: a case report and review of the literature

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Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is a rare tumor of the olfactory epithelium that has been shown to metastasize mostly to the lymph nodes of the neck but more rarely to other locations. We report on a rare case characterized by distant metastasis to the neck and lung.

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  1. ENT-Head and Neck Surgery Service, General Hospital of Concepción, School of Dentistry, Finis Terrae University, Santiago, Chile

    Sepúlveda Ilson D.M.D

  2. Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Service, General Hospital of Concepción, Concepción, Chile

    Max Schorwer MD & Michael Frelinghuysen MD

  3. School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Enrique Platin MSc

  4. Pathology Department, General Hospital of Concepción, School of Medicine, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile

    Carolina Delgado MD & Francisco Mucientes MD

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Ilson, S., Schorwer, M., Frelinghuysen, M. et al. Esthesioneuroblastoma metastatic to the neck and lung: a case report and review of the literature. memo 8, 152–155 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12254-015-0216-6

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