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Atypical carcinoid (moderately differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma) of the uvula
Nelson C Goldman1, Robert E Barnes
1Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, 653 W. 8th St., Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA. nelson.goldman@jax.ufl.edu
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|February 24, 2012
Abstract:
Carcinoid (neuroendocrine) tumors of the head and neck rarely occur outside the larynx and, until now, none has been reported in the oral cavity. We describe what we believe is the first reported case of an atypical carcinoid tumor, or any other type of neuroendocrine carcinoma, of the uvula.
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