Abstract
Carcinoid tumor of the larynx was diagnosed in a 66-year-old man. The patient had complained of sore throat for ten months. A supraglottic tumor covered with smooth mucosal surface was found. Total laryngectomy was perfbrmed (pT3N0); the pathological diagnosis was carcinoid tumor. The ultrastructural findings showed many secretory vesicles.The patient had metastases to the neck lymph nodes several times, and repeated neck dissection were performed. Four years after the first operation, the patient died of pulmonary and hepatic metastases.On the basis of this and previously reported cases, recommendations are made for the management of carcinoid tumor of the larynx.
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