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Non-contiguous meningeal metastases of olfactory neuroblastoma

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Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a malignant neoplasm centered along the roof of the nasal cavity near the cribriform plate. Although metastasis of this tumor has been reported, non-contiguous spread to the dura is rare. Here, we report the largest series of intracranial meningeal metastases of ONBs from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Toronto. The unique natural history and geographical distribution of these metastatic lesions suggest a common mechanism of tumor spread along the dural vascular arborization.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Wen Jiang

  2. Department of Breast Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

    Jieqiong Liu

  3. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, USA

    Patrick J. Gullane

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, USA

    Fred Gentili

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA

    Robert E. Wharen & Betty Y. S. Kim

  6. Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Franco DeMonte

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Jiang, W., Liu, J., Gullane, P.J. et al. Non-contiguous meningeal metastases of olfactory neuroblastoma. J Neurooncol 126, 201–203 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-015-1935-6

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