Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Larynx: Definition of an entity

Head and Neck Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 198-207

  Lewis Jr , James S ^a   Spence, David C ^b   Chiosea, Simon ^c   Barnes Jr , E Leon ^c   Brandwein Gensler, Margaret ^d   El Mofty, Samir K ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical carcinoid; Large cell; Larynx; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; WHO classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOID; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOID TUMOR; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955851455     PISSN: 1936055X     EISSN: 19360568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-010-0188-0     Document Type: Article

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