Ganglioglioma in the nasal cavity: a case report

Year 2010, Volume: 20 Issue: 5, 267 - 270, 15.10.2010

Ediz Yorgancılar Müzeyyen Yıldırım Ramazan Gün Hüseyin Büyükbayram Faruk Meriç

Abstract

Ganglioglioma is a tumor containing both astrocytic and neuronal components. It may occur any where in the central nervous system and spinal cord but is only encountered rarely. Nasal glial heterotopia also known as “nasal glioma” , is a rare developmental abnormality seen in a wide age group. Gangliogliomas may also manifest as a nasal glial heterotopia, and neurogenic tumors should be considered in the presence of a nasal mass. In this article, we present a case of ganglioglioma located in the right-nasal cavity. The mass was excised totally through an endoscopic approach. The ganglioglioma developed on a nasal glial heterotopia base. To our knowledge, a ganglioglioma arising from the nasal cavity has not been described previously in the literature.

Keywords

Benign tumor, ganglioglioma, nasal cavity, surgery

Burun boşluğunda gangliogliom: Olgu sunumu

Abstract

Gangliogliomlar hem astrositleri hem sinir ele- manlarını içeren tümörlerdir. Santral sinir sistemi ve omuriliğin her yerinde oluşabilir ancak nadir görülürler. Nazal glial heterotopi nazal gliom ola- rak da bilinmektedir geniş yaş grubunda görülen gelişimsel anomalilerdir. Gangliogliomlar nazal glial heterotopi olarak karşımıza çıkabilir ve burun kitlesi varlığında sinir kaynaklı tümörler mutlaka önemsenmelidir. Bu makalede sağ burun boş- luğuna yerleşen gangliogliom olgusu sunuldu. Kitle endoskopik yaklaşımla tam olarak çıkarıldı. Gangliogliom nazal glial heterotopi zemininde gelişmişti. Bilgilerimize göre burun boşluğundan kaynaklanan gangliogliom literatürde daha önce bildirilmemiştir

Keywords

İyi huylu tümör, gangliogliom, burun boşluğu, cerrahi

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