A Case of Laryngeal Spindle Cell Carcinoma

A case report of laryngeal small cell carcinoma

following the first report of laryngeal small cell carcinoma in canada in 1972,only 82 cases of this cancer has been reported in the literature untill 2001.this cancer originates from laryngeal neuroendocrine cells.It,s clinical presentation consists of hoarseness,breathing difficulty:and cigarette smoking is the most important risk factor.this type of cancer is mostly presented after 50 years ...

Laryngeal spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma.

A case of esophageal spindle cell carcinoma.

A 60-year-old man presented to our hospital with a chief complaint of dysphagia. Barium swallow examination showed a filling defect in the upper thoracic esophagus, and gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a polypoid tumor, 4 cm in size, accompanied by an ulcerative lesion at the top of the tumor, which indicated carcinosarcoma or squamous cell carcinoma (Fig. 1). Contrast-enhanced computed tomo...

Laryngeal Carcinoma in a Pediatric Patient - A Case Report

Introduction:  Carcinoma of the larynx is an extremely uncommon clinical entity in pediatric age. The diagnosis of the laryngeal carcinoma is often delayed due to the low index of suspicion. The factors contributing to delayed diagnosis include the similarity of its symptoms to common benign lesions of the larynx in childhood and difficult examination of the larynx in pediatric patients. ...

Spindle cell hemangioma or hemangioendothelioma: A case report

Spindle cell hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor presenting as multifocal red or bluish nodules on the distal limbs. We present a 57-year-old woman with five years history of multiple, soft, violaceous nodules on her hands. Pathologic study indicated spindle cell hemangioma.