[Neuroendocrine tumors of the larynx (NETL)].

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CASUISTRY: The case of a patient with atypical carcinoid of the larynx is reported and literature about neuroendocrine tumors of the larynx (NETL) is reviewed.

BACKGROUND

Especially terminology, histological differentiation, diagnostics and therapy are discussed.

CONCLUSIONS

Neuroendocrine tumors are rare and untypically located in the larynx. In spite of this they should to be known as an important differential diagnosis of a laryngeal neoplasia, because of possible malign or highly malign course. The typical localisation of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are the gastrointestinal tract and the lung, but the clinical course differs from the one of laryngeal manifestation. This means diagnostics and therapy have to be adapted to this special disease. That's why it is important to explore the identity of these tumors scientifically. This is difficult because of the low rate of patients with this disease. The message of this report is the conclusion of the established and appeal for publications of new cases of NETL.