Sore Throat: Can It Be Primary Laryngeal Small Cell Carcinoma?
Cureus
; 14(3): e23327, 2022 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-35464591
ABSTRACT
Small cell carcinoma of the larynx is a rare form of neuroendocrine carcinoma. Clinical and radiological properties are similar to other laryngeal cancers, prompting histopathology examination. Symptoms include sore throat, dysphagia, odynophagia, and weight loss. Multiple management options have been demonstrated in the literature. However, combined radiation and chemotherapy have proven to improve survival. Unfortunately, the prognosis for this cancer is dismal, as survival from diagnosis rarely exceeds two years. In this article, we present a 64-year-old female patient who presented with a sore throat and was diagnosed with primary small cell cancer of the larynx. Despite the relapse after the initial four cycles of chemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide, our patient responded well to nivolumab and ipilimumab and is still in remission on a six-month follow-up.
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MEDLINE
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Prognostic_studies
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En
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Cureus
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos