Dahabreh Issa, Janinis Dimitrios, Stamatelopoulos Athanassios G, Bontozoglou Nikolaos, Dahabreh Jubrail
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Athens Medical Center, Marousi, Greece.
J Thorac Oncol. 2007 Jan;2(1):93-5.
A 51-year-old female patient was evaluated for a painful chest wall mass causing atelectasis of the right lung, pleural effusion, and dyspnea. The patient's history was significant for esthesioneuroblastoma at the age of 24; multiple recurrences of the tumor had been treated with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Surgical resection of the chest wall mass relieved her symptoms and improved her quality of life. Histologic examination confirmed metastatic esthesioneuroblastoma. The patient developed generalized disease and finally died 2 years after surgery. This case demonstrates the long natural history of this rare neoplasm and the need for close follow-up of patients so that they can be treated early.
一名51岁女性患者因胸痛性胸壁肿块前来评估，该肿块导致右肺肺不张、胸腔积液和呼吸困难。患者曾在24岁时患嗅神经母细胞瘤，肿瘤多次复发，接受过手术、放疗和化疗。胸壁肿块的手术切除缓解了她的症状，提高了她的生活质量。组织学检查证实为转移性嗅神经母细胞瘤。患者出现全身病变，最终在手术后2年死亡。该病例显示了这种罕见肿瘤的漫长自然病程，以及对患者进行密切随访以便早期治疗的必要性。
