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Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the larynx

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A rare case of moderately differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (atypical carcinoid) of the larynx is presented. The role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of the lesion is described. The importance of considering the diagnosis in a patient with prolonged cervical pain with features of glossopharyngeal neuralgia, is discussed.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

    A. C. Curran, N. McDermott, M. Leader & M. Walsh (Professor of Otolaryngology)

  2. Department of Pathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

    N. McDermott & M. Leader

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Curran, A.C., McDermott, N., Leader, M. et al. Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the larynx. I.J.M.S. 166, 44–46 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02939778

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