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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2024

Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx - An Elusive Clinical Rarity.

G H Haritha, Akshat Kushwaha, Jijitha Lakshmanan, R Subhashini, Kalaiarasi Raja

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

G H HarithaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, JIPMER, Puducherry, 06 India.
Akshat KushwahaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, JIPMER, Puducherry, 06 India.ORCID 0000-0003-1693-9330
Jijitha LakshmananDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, JIPMER, Puducherry, 06 India.
R SubhashiniDepartment of Pathology, JIPMER, Puducherry, 06 India.
Kalaiarasi RajaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, JIPMER, Puducherry, 06 India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

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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Extra pulmonary small cell carcinomaMalignancy hypopharynxNeuroendocrine tumours of head and neckRare tumours of head and necksynaptophysin

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PMID38440470
PMCPMC10908724
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