Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma as a Rare Cause of Subglottic Stenosis

نویسندگان

  • Kerem Kökoğlu
  • Özlem Canöz
  • Serap Doğan
  • Emrah Gülmez
  • İmdat Yüce
  • Sedat Çağlı
چکیده

Laryngeal chondrosarcoma (CS) is a very rare entity. It is usually seen in 50-80-year olds. It is developed from cricoid cartilage largely. Patients have laryngeal CS complaint of respiratuvar distress, dysphonia, and dysphagia generally. A submucous mass is usually seen in physical examination with an intact mucosa. Distant metastasis is rare in CSs. Main treatment is surgical excision. An 82-year-old patient who has respiratuvar distress is presented in this paper and laryngeal CS is reviewed in the light of the literature.

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دوره 2014  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014