Laser excision of a typical carcinoid tumor of the larynx: a case report.
Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the larynx include a range of rare tumors which have variable biologic behavior, affecting treatment and prognosis. Among these, typical carcinoid tumors are the least common type. Prognosis of typical carcinoid tumor is better than atypical carcinoid tumor and small cell carcinoma of the larynx. Conservation surgery is the preferred treatment modality. Transoral CO2 laser surgery can be a good alternative for appropriate cases because of the functional results and less morbidity. In this article, a 71-year-old female presented with complaints of feeling a mass during swallowing. Fiberoptic examination of the larynx revealed a mass located on the right aryepiglottic fold and biopsy revealed the tumor as a typical carcinoid tumor. We describe CO2 laser excision of a typical carcinoid tumor of the larynx in this case report.
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. rachous_81@yahoo.com
Raşit
R
Cevizci
Barış
B
Karakullukçu
Michiel W M
MW
van den Brekel
Alfons J
AJ
Balm
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D024162:Second-Look Surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome