Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (대한이비인후과학회)
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A Case of Small Cell Carcinoma of the Supraglottis

성문상부에 발생한 소세포암 1예

  • Hong, Jong-Chul (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Rha, Seo-Hee (Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Jik (Ulsan Hana ENT Clinic) ;
  • Park, Heon-Soo (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
  • 홍종철 (동아대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 나서희 (동아대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 이현직 (울산 하나이비인후과병원) ;
  • 박헌수 (동아대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.06.08
  • Accepted : 2010.09.05
  • Published : 2010.12.25
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Abstract

Small cell carcinoma is primarily a lung malignancy occurring rarely in extra pulmonary sites such as the larynx, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and oral cavity. The diagnosis was based on histological investigation expanded with immunohistochemical tests of a fragment of a tissue. The immunohistochemical stain was positive for synaptophysin, CD56 and cytokeratin. So we diagnosed small cell carcinoma. The treatment of small cell carcinoma diagnosis differed from the treatment of other neuroendocrine carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx. We report a case of 72-year-old man with a rare case of small cell carcinoma in the supraglottic region and a brief review of literature.

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