[Primary carcinoid of the larynx].
Primary carcinoid of the larynx is an extremely rare neoplasm. Only seven cases could be traced in the literature so far. The authors report another case in a 71 year-old male patient. Gross examination revealed a large ulcerated tumor of the right part of the supraglottic larynx. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of nests and sheets of relatively uniform cells with round nuclei. A Grimelius stain showed positively stained granules in the cytoplasm of the cells. One cervical lymph node presented little metastatic foci of the tumor cells. A review of the medical literature showed that all laryngeal carcinoid were pathologically malignant and the treatment of choice is the surgical excision.
D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male
Carcinoïde primitif du larynx.