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ENT Case 6. Laryngeal mass from a middle-aged male patient.

  • AlphaMedEdu
  • Feb 5, 2024
  • 1 min read
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PITFALL to avoid: this is not medullary carcinoma of thyroid.


Diagnosis: neurocrine tumor, grade 1 of larynx

NET from larynx is rare and often positive for TTF1 and calcitonin.

Calcitonin is not specific for medullary carcinoma of thyroid, and is expressed in NETs from multiple organs.



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