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[Carcinoma of the laryngeal ventricular saccule as an anatomo-clinical entity]
J M Amador García1, F Esteban Ortega, J Esquivias López Cuervo
1Servicio de ORL, Hospital del SAS, Virgen de las Nieves, Granada.
Abstract:
The relationship between laryngocele and laryngeal carcinoma has already been well established. A distinct entity is the carcinoma arising from the ventricular saccule or a preexisting laryngocele showing a peculiar clinical behavior and pathological features. We present here a case of ventriculosaccular carcinoma of the larynx, discussing the clinical presentation and the immunohistochemical analysis performed using monoclonal antibodies, and the factors which might modulate the aggressiveness of the neoplasm.
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