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77th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

24.05. - 28.05.2006, Mannheim

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Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the larynx

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  • corresponding author presenting/speaker Rainer Müller - Univ.-HNO-Klinik, Dresden, BRD
  • Meinolf Suttorp - Univ.-Kinderklinik, Dresden, BRD
  • Thomas Herrmann - Univ.-Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Dresden, BRD
  • Rainer Fischer - Inst. für Pathologie, Dresden, BRD
  • Gabriele Hahn - Inst. für Radiologische Diagnostik, Dresden, BRD

German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. 77th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Mannheim, 24.-28.05.2006. Düsseldorf, Köln: German Medical Science; 2006. Doc06hno037

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Published: September 7, 2006

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Introduction: Since primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNET) of the larynx occur seldom they cause diagnostic and therapeutic problems when they arise.

Method: The case of an 18-years-old young man with a supraglottic PNET is reported.

Results: A tracheotomy had to be performed primarily as an emergency measure because of dyspnea. The PNET, which was diagnosed secondarily, was treated successfully by chemotherapy and radiation following the Euro – E.W.I.N.G. 99 – record.

The latest histological findings were free of tumour.

Discussion: Is a laryngectomy reasonable in case of a PNET of the larynx, especially in an 18-years-old patient? The decision in favour of a radio-chemotherapy was made in our interdisciplinary tumour board because of the success of this therapy documented in international studies.

Conclusion: Unusual locations of tumours always require interdisciplinary co-operation.