Primary Laryngeal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma – A Rare Entity with Deviant Clinical Presentation

Abstract

Primary laryngeal neuroendocrine carcinomas are rare neoplasms. WHO classifies them under five categories of which, the moderately differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma is synonymous with atypical or malignant carcinoid tumour. We report a rare case of primary laryngeal neuroendocrine carcinoma with an unusual and misleading clinical presentation. The initial cytological diagnosis of secondary neuroendocrine carcinoma in the cervical lymph node led to the suspicion of primary neuroendocrine carcinoma in the larynx.

Keywords

• atypical carcinoid
• laryngeal
• neuroendocrine