title: Oat-cell carcinoma of the larynx.
abstract: The diagnoses of three cases of laryngeal oat-cell carcinoma were confirmed by electron microscopy. As in pulmonary oat-cell carcinoma, the prognosis in these cases is poor; of our three cases and the previously reported cases of this tumor type in the larynx, all but one of the patients, for whom there is adequate follow-up information, have died of widespread metastases. Aggressive radiation therapy and systemic chemotherapy appear indicated if improved survival is to be achieved.
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013249:Sternum; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology