title: Atypical carcinoid tumour of the larynx.
abstract: The case of an atypical carcinoid tumour of the larynx is described in a 65-year-old man. This rare tumour may present diagnostic difficulties, but the diagnosis should be considered in a patient presenting with symptoms of local or referred pain and an apparently small, non-ulcerating supraglottic tumour. Immunocytochemistry has an important role in establishing the diagnosis. A very unusual feature of this case was positive staining for S-100 protein by sustentacular cells. Atypical carcinoid tumours do not respond well to radiotherapy so the primary treatment should be surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Watters
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Molyneux
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male