Successful management of a heavily pretreated 58-year-old woman with metastatic esthesioneuoblastoma using temozolomide is reported. There is no standard treatment of this tumors with extra- and intracranial manifestations. The response, long term stability and high quality of life using temozolomide for this tumor entity should be recognized.
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