Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the larynx: An overview

Head and Neck

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1634-1646

  Ferlito, Alfio ^a   Silver, Carl E ^b   Bradford, Carol R ^c   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Larynx; Neuroendocrine neoplasms; Pathology; Prognosis; Terminology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOID; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CANCER; METASTASIS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

CARCINOID TUMOR; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PARAGANGLIOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 72449172482     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21162     Document Type: Review

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