Laryngeal Neuroendocrine Tumor With Elevated Serum Calcitonin: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. Case Report and Review of Literature

Laryngeal Neuroendocrine Tumor With Elevated Serum Calcitonin: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. Case Report and Review of Literature

Introduction: Laryngeal neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a rare group of NENs of the neck, which commonly show immunostaining for calcitonin. Laryngeal NENs with calcitonin hypersecretion and lymph node metastases represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, which should be included in the d...

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Main Authors: Tiziana Feola, Giulia Puliani, Franz Sesti, Roberta Modica, Marco Biffoni, Cira Di Gioia, Raffaella Carletti, Emanuela Anastasi, Valentina Di Vito, Roberta Centello, Andrea Lenzi, Andrea M. Isidori, Antongiulio Faggiano, Elisa Giannetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
larynx
calcium gluconate infusion test
neuroendocrine tumor
everolimus
neck
medullary thyroid carcinoma
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00397/full

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