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Atypical chondroma of the cricoid cartilage: Fine‐needle aspiration cytologic and histopathologic findings
Author(s) -
Wang Jun,
Heffner Dennis K.,
Venegas Rose,
French Samuel W.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199903)20:3<164::aid-dc10>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , cricoid cartilage , chondroma , neck mass , fine needle aspiration , differential diagnosis , biopsy , larynx , anatomy , radiology , pathology
Chondroma of the laryngeal skeleton is a rare, benign neoplasm manifested either as a neck mass or, if situated within the airway, as slowly progressive obstruction, hoarseness, or dyspnea. The most common site is the posterior plate of the cricoid cartilage. An atypical perichondrial chondroma arising from the anterior plate of the cricoid cartilage membrane as a neck mass in a young female is presented. The diagnosis was made on a fine‐needle aspiration of the mass and subsequently confirmed by histologic examination of the excised mass. Although rare, cartilaginous tumors of the laryngeal skeleton can manifest as a neck mass, and the diagnosis can be made by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy in combination with radiographic and clinical examinations. Therefore, the existence and inclusion of these tumors in the differential diagnosis of neck masses by aspiration biopsy should be considered by clinicians and pathologists, and especially cytopathologists, when cartilaginous components are encountered. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;20:164–166. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.