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HPV-associated neuroendocrine carcinoma
Monday 4 April 2016
High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the head and neck is an aggressive neoplasm which rarely arises in the oropharynx. Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the oropharynx represents a rare novel HPV-associated entity with high-grade histologic features and aggressive clinical behavior.
References
HPV-associated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the oropharynx: a rare new entity with potentially aggressive clinical behavior. Kraft S, Faquin WC, Krane JF. Am J Surg Pathol. 2012 Mar;36(3):321-30. doi : 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31823f2f17
PMID: 22301491