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Simultaneous typical carcinoid tumour of larynx and occult papillary thyroid carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2007

Z-M Lin ,
Y-L Chang ,
C-Y Lee ,
C-P Wang  and
T-Y Hsiao
Z-M Lin*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
Y-L Chang
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology and Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
C-Y Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
C-P Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
T-Y Hsiao
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Cheng-Ping Wang, Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan. Fax: +886 2 23910905 E-mail: ping@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
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Abstract

Typical carcinoid tumour of the larynx is extremely rare. We report the case of a 43-year-old man initially diagnosed with typical carcinoid tumour of the larynx, presenting with a foreign body sensation in his throat. Coincidentally, an occult papillary thyroid carcinoma was diagnosed, following detection of a suspicious lymph node on pre-operative imaging studies, and confirmation by neck dissection and subsequent total thyroidectomy. Following surgery and radioiodine therapy for these cancers, the patient was alive, well and free of disease two years later. Typical carcinoid tumour of the larynx with a synchronous occult papillary thyroid carcinoma has not previously been reported. The optimal treatment strategy for this case is also discussed.

Keywords

Synchronous NeoplasmsLarynxPapillary CarcinomaCarcinoid TumourThyroid Neoplasms
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 1 , January 2008 , pp. 93 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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