Neuroendocrine tumors are a spectrum of rare and highly heterogeneous neoplasms with distinct functional and biological behavior in relation to location, tumor size, and histological differentiation. Neuroendocrine tumors arise from the neuroendocrine cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system located in almost every organ. Neuroendocrine tumors in the head and neck district are usually reported in sinonasal cavities and larynx. We present the case of a nasopharyngeal small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, which, as far as we know, is the 16th case reported in literature.

Small-Cell Carcinoma of Nasopharynx: A Case Report of Unusual Localization / Mesolella, Massimo; Allosso, Salvatore; Varricchio, Silvia; Russo, Daniela; Pignatiello, Sara; Buono, Sarah; Motta, Gaetano. - In: EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL. - ISSN 0145-5613. - (2020), p. 145561320973780. [10.1177/0145561320973780]

Small-Cell Carcinoma of Nasopharynx: A Case Report of Unusual Localization

Mesolella, Massimo
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Allosso, Salvatore;Varricchio, Silvia;Russo, Daniela;Pignatiello, Sara;Buono, Sarah;Motta, Gaetano
2020

Abstract

Neuroendocrine tumors are a spectrum of rare and highly heterogeneous neoplasms with distinct functional and biological behavior in relation to location, tumor size, and histological differentiation. Neuroendocrine tumors arise from the neuroendocrine cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system located in almost every organ. Neuroendocrine tumors in the head and neck district are usually reported in sinonasal cavities and larynx. We present the case of a nasopharyngeal small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, which, as far as we know, is the 16th case reported in literature.
2020
Small-Cell Carcinoma of Nasopharynx: A Case Report of Unusual Localization / Mesolella, Massimo; Allosso, Salvatore; Varricchio, Silvia; Russo, Daniela; Pignatiello, Sara; Buono, Sarah; Motta, Gaetano. - In: EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL. - ISSN 0145-5613. - (2020), p. 145561320973780. [10.1177/0145561320973780]
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