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Primary Olfactory Neuroblastoma Masquerading as a Pituitary Adenoma

Case Report and Review of the Literature

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstr 10, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Iliya Peyneshki & Sebastian Winklhofer

  2. Medical Radiological Institute, MRI Stadelhofen, Goethestraße 18, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland

    Christian Weisstanner

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstr 10, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Carlo Serra

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head&Neck Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstr 10, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    David Holzmann

  5. Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstr 10, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Elisabeth Jane Rushing

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I. Peyneshki, C. Weisstanner, C. Serra, D. Holzmann, E.J. Rushing and S. Winklhofer declare that they have no competing interests.

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This case study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The patient provided written informed consent.

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Peyneshki, I., Weisstanner, C., Serra, C. et al. Primary Olfactory Neuroblastoma Masquerading as a Pituitary Adenoma. Clin Neuroradiol 30, 855–859 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-020-00903-4

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