Neurogenous tumors of the head and neck

Forty‐one patients with benign and malignant neurogenous tumors arising in the head and neck are reviewed. The gross and microscopic characteristics of these tumors are related to their prognosis and treatment. The nerve sheath tumors encountered in this region paralleled those seen elsewhere. Becau...

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Published in:Cancer 1967-11, Vol.20 (11), p.1992-2001
Main Authors: Oberman, Harold A., Sullenger, Glenn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Fibrosarcoma
Glioma
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningioma
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neurilemmoma
Neuroblastoma
Neurofibroma
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Summary:Forty‐one patients with benign and malignant neurogenous tumors arising in the head and neck are reviewed. The gross and microscopic characteristics of these tumors are related to their prognosis and treatment. The nerve sheath tumors encountered in this region paralleled those seen elsewhere. Because of the lack of circumscription, total excision of neurofibromas frequently was difficult. Lack of recognition of early changes of malignancy led to initial misdiagnosis of two of the three neurogenous sarcomas. Neoplasms of sympathetic nervous system origin were uncommon; only two neuroblastomas were seen. Possible pitfalls in the histologic interpretation of olfactory neuroblastomas are noted. In several of these patients there was surprising lack of correlation of their clinical course with the histologic appearance of their neoplasm.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(196711)20:11<1992::AID-CNCR2820201127>3.0.CO;2-Q