Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma of the larynx

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2004 Mar;97(3):369-75. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2003.09.015.

Abstract

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma is an uncommon malignant cartilaginous neoplasm of bone characterized by the presence of a malignant spindle cell neoplasm associated with a low- or medium-grade chondrosarcoma. Origin of this tumor in the cartilagenous framework of the larynx is very rare. A 60-year-old male with a 2-year history of hoarseness and dyspnea was examined while presenting in acute airway distress. Direct laryngoscopy revealed a mass of the right side of the larynx. Histopathologic examination revealed a malignant cartilaginous tumor with a malignant spindle cell component. We report a case of dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma arising in the thyroid cartilage. This, to our knowledge, is the eleventh fully documented case of this neoplasm arising in the larynx.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chondrosarcoma / pathology*
  • Chondrosarcoma / secondary
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Thyroid Cartilage / pathology*