Open AccessSmall Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Larynx: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Fatih Ozdogan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.4785
Subject(s) - medicine , larynx , neuroendocrine carcinoma , carcinoma , basal cell , laryngeal neoplasm , general surgery , pathology , surgery
A small cell neuroendocrine neoplasm of the larynx is a very rare and aggressive type of malignancy. Neuroendocrine carcinomas are most frequently seen in the lungs. The larynx is the most frequently involved site in the head and neck. Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the larynx constitutes less than 0.5% of all laryngeal cancers. This paper reports a case of a 41-year-old-male patient who presented with a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx