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Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma with dedifferentiation to Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Larynx
Author(s) -
Chi John J.,
Fan Erica Y.,
Zhang Paul J.,
Montone Kathleen T.,
Mirza Natasha
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.21980
Subject(s) - chondrosarcoma , otorhinolaryngology , medicine , head and neck , emergency department , larynx , general surgery , anatomy , pathology , surgery , psychiatry
Chondrosarcomas are rare malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin. First described in 1816, laryngeal chondrosarcomas are rare tumors of the head and neck.1 Laryngeal chondrosarcomas account for <0.2% of head and neck malignancies and ~1% of laryngeal neoplasms.2 Due to their infrequent occurrence, treatment strategies are not well defined and borrow principles of management from sarcomas arising in more commonly affected areas of the body.3 While conservative surgery is the primary treatment, laryngeal preservation does not supersede the application of sound oncologic principles.4