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Treatment with carbon dioxide laser of painful skin metastases from a laryngeal neuroendocrine carcinoma
Author(s) -
Simpson L. K.,
Ostlere L. S.,
Harland C.,
Gharaie S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03628.x
Subject(s) - neuroendocrine carcinoma , carbon dioxide laser , medicine , carcinoma , dermatology , laryngeal neoplasm , laser , pathology , laser surgery , physics , optics
Summary An 82‐year‐old man presented with multiple, exquisitely painful skin metastases from an atypical carcinoid tumour of the larynx. These were treated successfully with carbon dioxide laser. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of laser treatment used in the management of neuroendocrine skin metastases.