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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

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01-09-2010 | Editorial

Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the larynx: what do the different histologic types really mean?

Authors: Kenneth O. Devaney, Alfio Ferlito, Alessandra Rinaldo

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 9/2010

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A century ago, it was a significant accomplishment to distinguish between laryngeal epithelial malignancies (carcinomas), mesenchymal malignancies (sarcomas) and hematopoietic malignancies (lymphomas). A great deal has changed since that time; while the vast majority of laryngeal malignancies will prove to be carcinomas, the family of carcinomas has grown to encompass an impressively large array of different pathologically defined entities. …

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Title: Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the larynx: what do the different histologic types really mean?
Authors: Kenneth O. Devaney
Alfio Ferlito
Alessandra Rinaldo
Publication date: 01-09-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 9/2010
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-010-1318-8

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