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Atypical carcinoid tumour of the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

G. W. R. Watters  and
A. J. Molyneux
G. W. R. Watters*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford.
A. J. Molyneux
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr G. W. R. Watters, Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford 0X2 6HE.
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Abstract

The case of an atypical carcinoid tumour of the larynx is described in a 65-year-old man. Thisrare tumour may present diagnostic difficulties, but the diagnosis should be considered in a patient presenting with symptoms of local or referred pain and an apparently small, non-ulcerating supraglottic tumour. Immunocytochemistry has an important role in establishing the diagnosis. A very unusual feature of this case was positive staining for S-100 protein by sustentacular cells. Atypical carcinoid tumours do not respond well to radiotherapy so the primary treatment should be surgical resection.

Keywords

LarynxCarcinoid tumouratypical
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 5 , May 1995 , pp. 455 - 458
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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