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Primary oat cell carcinoma of the larynx: An ultrastructural study
Author(s) -
Benisch Barry M.,
Tawfik Bernard,
Breitenbach Edwin E.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197507)36:1<145::aid-cncr2820360111>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - histogenesis , oat cell carcinoma , larynx , ultrastructure , medicine , carcinoma , pathology , carcinoma cell , cell , lung , anatomy , respiratory disease , biology , immunohistochemistry , genetics
An extrapulmonary oat cell carcinoma arising in the larynx is described. Ultrastructurally the tumor is identical to the oat cell carcinoma of pulmonary origin. The pressure of neurosecretory granules in our case strongly suggests that the tumor is derived from Kulchitsky‐like cells, a histogenesis previously proposed for oat cell carcinoma of the lung.