title: Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the larynx in female patient: a rare entity.
abstract: Laryngeal malignant tumors are mainly composed of squamous cell carcinomas. Glandular carcinomas of the larynx are rare tumors that constitute less than 1% of all laryngeal malignancies where "adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified" is the most common histologic subtype. Here we report a case of a 70-year-old female patient with primary laryngeal mucinous adenocarcinoma. The rarity of the tumor type and the differential diagnosis of this tumor before reporting it as a primary adenocarcinoma of the larynx are discussed here with literature findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Trakya University, Medical Faculty, Edirne, Turkey. ebrutastekin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tastekin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ebru
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Omer
authors.forename: Oz Puyan
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Fulya
authors.forename: Usta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ufuk
authors.forename: Kutlu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kemal
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000175:diagnosis; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D035583:Rare Diseases
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor