Rare Tumors of the Neuroectodermal Origin: Report of Five Cases

We present a case series of five patients who were diagnosed in our institution with rare tumors of neuroectodermal origin. They were discovered within 1 year, by two otorhinolaryngologists at the county hospital which covers the area of about 1,00,000 inhabitants. Neuroectodermal tumors of the head and neck are rare pathologies, with extremely varied clinical behavior, treatment and prognosis. The lack of symptom specificity, the low incidence of these tumors and the difficulties associated with histopathology are main reasons for delayed diagnosis and treatment. We point out that rare tumors, if considered individually, have a low incidence, some even negligible, but the pathology detected hundreds of types which increases the likelihood that we will encounter some of them in our practice. Second, the practice in medicine does not always follow the statistical and mathematical probabilities but should take into account less possible occurrences.