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Laryngeal chondrosarcoma: report of two cases
E-E-M Nao1, A Bozec, J Vallicioni
1Département de Chirurgie, Institut Universitaire de la Face et du Cou, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, 33, avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
Objective:
The present study describes the clinical, radiological and histological features of laryngeal chondrosarcoma, on the basis of two clinical cases, and discusses management.
Case Studies:
Two male patients, aged 63 and 51 years, presented with low-grade chondrosarcoma revealed respectively by a mass in the lateral neck and by laryngeal dyspnea. CT showed a tumoral process with calcification, developed from the thyroid and cricoid cartilage, respectively. The first patient underwent partial and the second total laryngectomy.
Discussion:
Chondrosarcoma is diagnosed on the basis of combined clinical, radiological and histological signs. Differential diagnosis with chondroma may be difficult, especially in grade-1 chondrosarcoma.
Conclusion:
Laryngeal chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor. Management is basically surgical. Prognosis is generally good, depending essentially on histologic grade.
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