title: [Neuroendocrine tumor of the larynx. Report of a case].
abstract: Neuro-endocrine tumors of the larynx are uncommon. This paper reports a case of well differentiated neuro-endocrine carcinoma of the epiglottis of a 61-year-old man. Three years later, he developed a cervical larynx node and four years later, metastatic nodules on his scalp. The tumor produced calcitonin. Serotonin and metenkephalin were also secreted in skin metastases. Neuro-endocrine tumors of the larynx have a bad prognosis. Wenig proposed a classification adaptable to laryngeal neuroendocrine carcinoma based on histologic features and behavior.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guerzider
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiche
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beauvillain
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Le Bodic
mesh_terms: D004825:Epiglottis; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009380:Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems
vernacular_title: Tumeur neuro-endocrine du larynx. A propos d'un cas.