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Olfactory nerve neoplasm

MedGen UID:
87551
•Concept ID:
C0346319
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cranial Nerve I Neoplasms; cranial nerve I neoplasms; First Cranial Nerve Neoplasm; first cranial nerve neoplasm; First Cranial Nerve Neoplasms; first cranial nerve neoplasms; First Cranial Nerve Tumor; first cranial nerve tumor; first cranial nerve tumour; Neoplasm of First Cranial Nerve; neoplasm of first cranial nerve; Neoplasm of olfactory nerve; Neoplasm of Olfactory Nerve; neoplasm of olfactory nerve; Neoplasm of the First Cranial Nerve; neoplasm of the first cranial nerve; Neoplasm of the Olfactory Nerve; neoplasm of the olfactory nerve; Neoplasms, Cranial Nerve I; neoplasms, cranial nerve I; Neoplasms, Olfactory Nerve; neoplasms, olfactory nerve; Olfactory Nerve Neoplasm; olfactory nerve neoplasm; olfactory nerve neoplasm (disease); Olfactory Nerve Neoplasms; olfactory nerve neoplasms; Olfactory Nerve Tumor; olfactory nerve tumor; olfactory nerve tumour; Olfactory Neural Neoplasm; olfactory neural neoplasm; Olfactory Neural Tumor; olfactory neural tumor; olfactory neural tumour; Tumor of First Cranial Nerve; tumor of first cranial nerve; Tumor of Olfactory Nerve; tumor of olfactory nerve; Tumor of olfactory tract; Tumor of the First Cranial Nerve; tumor of the first cranial nerve; Tumor of the Olfactory Nerve; tumor of the olfactory nerve; tumour of first cranial nerve; tumour of olfactory nerve; tumour of the first cranial nerve; tumour of the olfactory nerve
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of olfactory nerve (126967000); Tumor of olfactory tract (126967000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002722

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm affecting the olfactory or first cranial nerve. Clinical features may include facial pain and impairments of taste or smell. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comparison of a Hybrid IMRT/VMAT technique with non-coplanar VMAT and non-coplanar IMRT for unresectable olfactory neuroblastoma using the RayStation treatment planning system-EUD, NTCP and planning study.
Raturi VP, Motegi A, Zenda S, Nakamura N, Hojo H, Kageyama SI, Okumura M, Rachi T, Ohyoshi H, Tachibana H, Motegi K, Ariji T, Nakamura M, Hirano Y, Hirata H, Akimoto T
J Radiat Res 2021 May 12;62(3):540-548. doi: 10.1093/jrr/rrab010. PMID: 33839761Free PMC Article
Nose-to-brain delivery: exploring newer domains for glioblastoma multiforme management.
Upadhaya PG, Pulakkat S, Patravale VB
Drug Deliv Transl Res 2020 Aug;10(4):1044-1056. doi: 10.1007/s13346-020-00747-y. PMID: 32221847
Lesions of the skull base: imaging for diagnosis and treatment.
Choudhri AF, Parmar HA, Morales RE, Gandhi D
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012 Dec;45(6):1385-404. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.08.008. PMID: 23153754

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Olfaction in Olfactory Groove Meningiomas.
Dedeciusova M, Svoboda N, Benes V, Astl J, Netuka D
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2020 Jul;81(4):310-317. Epub 2020 May 3 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709165. PMID: 32361982
Perioperative olfactory dysfunction in patients with meningiomas of the anteromedial skull base.
Hendrix P, Fischer G, Linnebach AC, Krug JB, Linsler S, Griessenauer CJ, Oertel J
Clin Anat 2019 May;32(4):524-533. Epub 2019 Feb 28 doi: 10.1002/ca.23346. PMID: 30702166
Surgical outcomes after reoperation for recurrent skull base meningiomas.
Magill ST, Lee DS, Yen AJ, Lucas CG, Raleigh DR, Aghi MK, Theodosopoulos PV, McDermott MW
J Neurosurg 2018 May 4;130(3):876-883. doi: 10.3171/2017.11.JNS172278. PMID: 29726777
Olfactory groove meningiomas.
Hentschel SJ, DeMonte F
Neurosurg Focus 2003 Jun 15;14(6):e4. doi: 10.3171/foc.2003.14.6.4. PMID: 15669789
Health risks associated with inhaled nasal toxicants.
Feron VJ, Arts JH, Kuper CF, Slootweg PJ, Woutersen RA
Crit Rev Toxicol 2001 May;31(3):313-47. doi: 10.1080/20014091111712. PMID: 11405443

Diagnosis

Nose-to-brain delivery: exploring newer domains for glioblastoma multiforme management.
Upadhaya PG, Pulakkat S, Patravale VB
Drug Deliv Transl Res 2020 Aug;10(4):1044-1056. doi: 10.1007/s13346-020-00747-y. PMID: 32221847
The olfactory system.
Leboucq N, Menjot de Champfleur N, Menjot de Champfleur S, Bonafé A
Diagn Interv Imaging 2013 Oct;94(10):985-91. Epub 2013 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2013.06.006. PMID: 23932763
Olfactory schwannoma.
Adachi K, Yoshida K, Miwa T, Ikeda E, Kawase T
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2007 Jun;149(6):605-10; discussion 610-1. Epub 2007 May 16 doi: 10.1007/s00701-007-1158-5. PMID: 17502988
Olfactory neuroblastoma.
Baker DC, Perzin KH, Conley J
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (1979) 1979 May-Jun;87(3):279-83. doi: 10.1177/019459987908700301. PMID: 492698
OLFACTORY NEUROBLASTOMA.
GRAHNE B
Acta Otolaryngol 1965 Jan;59:55-64. doi: 10.3109/00016486509128546. PMID: 14289923

Therapy

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: An International, Multicenter Study.
Bunevicius A, Ahn J, Fribance S, Peker S, Hergunsel B, Sheehan D, Sheehan K, Nabeel AM, Reda WA, Tawadros SR, Abdelkarim K, El-Shehaby AMN, Emad RM, Chytka T, Liscak R, Alvarez RM, Moreno NM, Langlois AM, Mathieu D, Lee CC, Yang HC, Tripathi M, Warnick RE, Speckter H, Albert C, Picozzi P, Franzini A, Attuati L, Strickland BA, Zada G, Chang EL, Feliciano Valls CE, Carbini CH, Patel S, Sheehan J
Neurosurgery 2021 Oct 13;89(5):784-791. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab291. PMID: 34383951
A multidimensional cohort study of late toxicity after intensity modulated radiotherapy for sinonasal cancer.
Sharma MB, Jensen K, Urbak SF, Funding M, Johansen J, Bechtold D, Amidi A, Eskildsen SF, Jørgensen JOL, Grau C
Radiother Oncol 2020 Oct;151:58-65. Epub 2020 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.07.029. PMID: 32697945
Olfaction in Olfactory Groove Meningiomas.
Dedeciusova M, Svoboda N, Benes V, Astl J, Netuka D
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2020 Jul;81(4):310-317. Epub 2020 May 3 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709165. PMID: 32361982
Evaluation of Olfactory Outcome After Frontolateral Approach for Treatment of Suprasellar Tumors.
Giordano M, Gerganov VM, Gallieni M, Samii A, Samii M
World Neurosurg 2018 Jun;114:e1002-e1006. Epub 2018 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.131. PMID: 29597015
Health risks associated with inhaled nasal toxicants.
Feron VJ, Arts JH, Kuper CF, Slootweg PJ, Woutersen RA
Crit Rev Toxicol 2001 May;31(3):313-47. doi: 10.1080/20014091111712. PMID: 11405443

Prognosis

Olfaction in Olfactory Groove Meningiomas.
Dedeciusova M, Svoboda N, Benes V, Astl J, Netuka D
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2020 Jul;81(4):310-317. Epub 2020 May 3 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709165. PMID: 32361982
Nose-to-brain delivery: exploring newer domains for glioblastoma multiforme management.
Upadhaya PG, Pulakkat S, Patravale VB
Drug Deliv Transl Res 2020 Aug;10(4):1044-1056. doi: 10.1007/s13346-020-00747-y. PMID: 32221847
Progenitors from the central nervous system drive neurogenesis in cancer.
Mauffrey P, Tchitchek N, Barroca V, Bemelmans AP, Firlej V, Allory Y, Roméo PH, Magnon C
Nature 2019 May;569(7758):672-678. Epub 2019 May 15 doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1219-y. PMID: 31092925
Transorbital approaches to the cranial base.
Bumpous J, Janecka IP
Clin Plast Surg 1995 Jul;22(3):461-81. PMID: 7554717
Olfactory neuroblastoma.
Baker DC, Perzin KH, Conley J
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (1979) 1979 May-Jun;87(3):279-83. doi: 10.1177/019459987908700301. PMID: 492698

Clinical prediction guides

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: An International, Multicenter Study.
Bunevicius A, Ahn J, Fribance S, Peker S, Hergunsel B, Sheehan D, Sheehan K, Nabeel AM, Reda WA, Tawadros SR, Abdelkarim K, El-Shehaby AMN, Emad RM, Chytka T, Liscak R, Alvarez RM, Moreno NM, Langlois AM, Mathieu D, Lee CC, Yang HC, Tripathi M, Warnick RE, Speckter H, Albert C, Picozzi P, Franzini A, Attuati L, Strickland BA, Zada G, Chang EL, Feliciano Valls CE, Carbini CH, Patel S, Sheehan J
Neurosurgery 2021 Oct 13;89(5):784-791. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab291. PMID: 34383951
Utility of Schwann/2E and Sox10 in distinguishing CD57-negative olfactory groove schwannoma from olfactory ensheathing cell tumor: A case report and review of the literature.
Masuda H, Nemoto M, Okonogi S, Node Y, Ando S, Kondo K, Harada N, Sugo N
Neuropathology 2020 Aug;40(4):373-378. Epub 2020 Apr 16 doi: 10.1111/neup.12650. PMID: 32301179
Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the midline skull base: the evolving role of transsphenoidal surgery.
Cappabianca P, Cavallo LM, Esposito F, De Divitiis O, Messina A, De Divitiis E
Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2008;33:151-99. doi: 10.1007/978-3-211-72283-1_4. PMID: 18383814
Olfactory schwannoma.
Adachi K, Yoshida K, Miwa T, Ikeda E, Kawase T
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2007 Jun;149(6):605-10; discussion 610-1. Epub 2007 May 16 doi: 10.1007/s00701-007-1158-5. PMID: 17502988
Health risks associated with inhaled nasal toxicants.
Feron VJ, Arts JH, Kuper CF, Slootweg PJ, Woutersen RA
Crit Rev Toxicol 2001 May;31(3):313-47. doi: 10.1080/20014091111712. PMID: 11405443

Recent systematic reviews

Efficiency and safety of optic canal unroofing in tuberculum sellae meningiomas: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Lin PW, You W, Guo AS, Lin ZR, Wang YZ
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Sep 12;46(1):240. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02151-9. PMID: 37698750Free PMC Article
Endoscopic endonasal versus transcranial approach to resection of olfactory groove meningiomas: a systematic review.
Purohit A, Jha R, Khalafallah AM, Price C, Rowan NR, Mukherjee D
Neurosurg Rev 2020 Dec;43(6):1465-1471. Epub 2019 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s10143-019-01193-2. PMID: 31709465

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