The authors describe a rare case of laryngeal atypical carcinoid. They discuss the histologic pattern of the neoplasm and the differential diagnosis of laryngeal tumors, particularly with oat-cell carcinoma. These tumors represent a spectrum of neoplasms with endocrine differentiation.
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