Oat cell carcinoma of larynx.
Mucus secretion, cytoplasmic argyrophilia, intracellular lumen, neurosecretory granules, and tonofilaments were observed in a histologic and ultrastructural study of laryngeal oat cell carcinoma. In theories of tumor genesis, more than one line of cellular differentiation is a significant finding.
D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis