Haritha GH, Kushwaha A, Lakshmanan J, Subhashini R, Raja K. Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx - An Elusive Clinical Rarity.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024;
76:1126-1129. [PMID:
38440470 PMCID:
PMC10908724 DOI:
10.1007/s12070-023-04166-6]
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Abstract
Neuroendocrine carcinoma originating from neuroendocrine cells is typically linked to unfavourable survival rates. We are introducing an exceptional case of neuroendocrine carcinoma occurring in the hypopharynx. To date, only a handful of instances involving primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the hypopharynx have been documented. Advanced age, being male, a history of chronic alcoholism, smoking, and previous radiation are all risk factors associated with this condition. The majority of patients present with distant metastases and are not amenable to a complete cure. As there are no guidelines for the treatment of this rare tumour, various treatment modalities have been tried. Here, we are reporting one such case which was diagnosed as small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the hypopharynx on the basis of histopathological cues and received concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
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