Case report of atypical carcinoid tumors of the larynx

Authors

  • Fatimah S. Alkhaliah College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Alhasa, Saudi Arabia
  • Ibrahim A. Almajed College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • Anwar S. Alkhalifah College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Alhasa, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdulltaif S. Alkhalifah College of Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Alhasa, Saudi Arabia
  • Khalid A. AlYahya Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Faisal University, Alhasa, Saudi Arabia
  • Alya Almutairy Consultant, Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist, MBBS, PSMMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183611

Keywords:

Carcinoid, Atypical, Larynx

Abstract

Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of the larynx are considered one of the rare disease; they represent only 1% of the laryngeal tumors. These tumors are very aggressive with a high rate of metastases. Diagnosis is done by computed tomography and confirmed by histopathological examination. Neuroendocrine tumors can be classified into four types based on histopathology: typical carcinoid tumors, atypical carcinoid tumors, small cell neuroendocrine tumors and paragangliomas. Atypical carcinoid tumor of the larynx is considered rare in occurrence. We report a rare laryngeal neuroendocrine tumor case.

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Published

2018-08-24

How to Cite

Alkhaliah, F. S., Almajed, I. A., Alkhalifah, A. S., Alkhalifah, A. S., AlYahya, K. A., & Almutairy, A. (2018). Case report of atypical carcinoid tumors of the larynx. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 5(9), 4155–4157. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183611

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