Vol.102 No.11 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 102 No. 11 November 2009
A Case of Chondrosarcoma of the Larynx
Kazumi Yoshino
(Kushiro Rosai Hospital, Asahikawa Medical College)
Kazuhiko Hokunan and Chikako Yoshida
(Kushiro Rosai Hospital)
Yasuaki Harabuchi
(Asahikawa Medical College)
A case of chondrosarcoma of the larynx is reported. Chondrosarcoma of the larynx is known to be very rare. A 59-year-old man presented with hoarseness and difficulty in swallowing. On laryngoscopic examination, stenosis of the laryngeal lumen by the tumor was observed in the posterior part of the subglottic lesion. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a mass arising from the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. Biopsy was performed twice after tracheostomy. Histopathological examination showed suspected chondrosarcoma for which we performed total laryngectomy. There was no evidence of recurrence postoperatively.
Key words :chondrosarcoma, larynx, cricoid and thyroid cartilage