Moderately Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (Atypical Carcinoid) of the Larynx
VIRA KASANTIKUL, M.D.*, SOMBOON KEELA WAT, M.D.*, SUP ANG MANEESRI, B.Sc. *, VIRA TI PANICHABHONGSE, M.D.**
Affiliation : * Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkom University, Bangkok 10330, ** Department ofSurgery, Bangkok General Hospital, Bangkok 10310, Thailand.
Abstract A moderately differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma or atypical carcinoid of the larynx occurred in a 68-year-old woman who developed rapidly progressive dysphagia, hoarseness and a neck mass. Immunohi~tochemical and electron microscopic studies verified the nature of this tumor. Local invasion and distant metastases are common. It is suggested that cigarette smoking could increase the risk of developing this neoplasm.
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