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Simultaneous squamous cell carcinoma with leiomyosarcoma of the larynx
Yuichi Tomidokoro1, Ryuichi Hayashi, Mitsuo Yamasaki
1National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa-City, Chiba, Japan.
Objective:
To present the first reported case of a simultaneous squamous cell carcinoma with a leiomyosarcoma of the larynx, our treatment of the patient, and the 9-month follow-up results.
Study Design:
Case study.
Methods:
Review of diagnostic studies, the operative technique, and the patient's chart for the 9-month period after treatment.
Results:
A case with double laryngeal tumors with simultaneous evolution but different histological patterns is described. The squamous cell carcinoma and leiomyosarcoma involved both the vocal cords and the anterior commissure. A partial laryngectomy was performed, and the patient has been free of disease for 9 months.
Conclusions:
Multiple laryngeal tumors are exceedingly rare. To our knowledge, no previous reports of a simultaneous squamous cell carcinoma and a leiomyosarcoma of the larynx have been reported. Both tumors were not invasive in this case, so conservation surgery was feasible.
