CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Laryngorhinootologie 2019; 98(S 02): S263-S264
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1686020
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Oncology

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the nasopharynx

D Leffers
1   Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, UKSH Campus Lübeck, Lübeck
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R Böscke
1   Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, UKSH Campus Lübeck, Lübeck
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B Wollenberg
1   Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, UKSH Campus Lübeck, Lübeck
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Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the head and neck are a very rare entity. Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas are highly aggressive tumors associated with a high propensity for recurrence, distant metastasis and poor survival rates.

We report on the case of a 50-year-old male patient who initially presented with mild hearing loss due to middle ear effusion. Clinical workup led to the diagnosis of a nasopharyngeal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. The patient was treated with combined radiochemotherapy.



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Publication Date:
23 April 2019 (online)

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