title: Atypical carcinoid of larynx: a case study and a brief review.
abstract: Atypical Carcinoids, Malignancy arising from neuroendocrine cells are among the non-Epidermoid cancers of larynx.The present study reports an interesting and rare case of atypical carcinoid of larynx. An 85-year-old male patient presented with a history of dysphagia.On clinical examination, a provisional diagnosis of cyst larynx was made. But during surgery, the Diagnosis had to be reviewed as benign lesion of the larynx. Histopathological diagnosis was atypical carcinoid. The present study discusses the unusual presentation and unusual clinical diagnosis of these neuroendocrine neoplasms of larynx.
authors: Professor and Head, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Adichunchanagiri Institute of MedicalSciences , B G Nagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India .
authors: P Dhavala
authors: PD
authors: Kumar
authors: Associate Professor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Adichunchanagiri Institute of MedicalSciences , B G Nagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India .
authors: Vijayendra
authors: V
authors: Simha N
authors: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute , Mysore, Karnataka, India .
authors: Sreenivas
authors: S
authors: N
keywords: Atypical carcinoid; Neoplasms of larynx; Neuroendocrine