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Carcinoid tumour of the larynx is a rare condition but one that is being increasingly recognised. We report the case of a 66 year old lady with an advanced malignant laryngeal carcinoid, metastasing to the regional lymph nodes, thyroid and submandibular glands. Surgery is the treatment of choice in this condition - radiotherapy and chemotherapy being ineffective. Prognosis is poor, and most patients eventually die of distant metastases. The clinical, biochemical and histological findings are reviewed.
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O’Leary, T.G., Kotecha, B. & Butterworth, D. Carcinoid tumour of the larynx: A case report and clinico-pathological review. I.J.M.S. 160, 109–111 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02947637
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