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Neurology India
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Neurological Society of India
ISSN: 0028-3886
EISSN: 0028-3886
Vol. 57, No. 1, 2009, pp. 76-78
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Bioline Code: ni09020
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Neurology India, Vol. 57, No. 1, 2009, pp. 76-78
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Olfactory ensheathing cell tumor
Ippili, Kaushal; Ratnam, Boola G.; Gowrishankar, Swarnalata; Ranjan, Alok & Lath, Rahul
Abstract
Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are found in the olfactory bulb and olfactory nasal mucosa. They resemble Schwann cells on light and electron microscopy, however, immunohistochemical staining can distinguish between the two. There are less than 30 cases of olfactory groove schwannomas reported in the literature while there is only one reported case of OEC tumor. We report an OEC tumor in a 42-year-old male and discuss the pathology and origin of this rare tumor.
Keywords
Brain tumor, olfactory ensheathing cell tumor, olfactory schwannoma
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