Laryngeal chondrosarcoma: Report of two cases - 31/08/11

Doi : 10.1016/j.anorl.2011.02.001

E.-E.-M. Nao ^a, A. Bozec ^a,^⁎ , J. Vallicioni ^a, G. Poissonnet ^a, J.-C. Riss ^a, B. Agopian ^a, C.-S. Pierre ^a, A. Sudaka ^b, F. Demard ^a, J. Santini ^a, O. Dassonville ^a
^a Département de chirurgie, institut universitaire de la Face et du Cou, centre Antoine-Lacassagne, 33, avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France
^b Département d’anatomie pathologique, institut universitaire de la Face et du Cou, centre Antoine-Lacassagne, 33, avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France

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Abstract

Objective

The present study describes the clinical, radiological and histological features of laryngeal chondrosarcoma, on the basis of two clinical cases, and discusses management.

Case studies

Two male patients, aged 63 and 51years, presented with low-grade chondrosarcoma revealed respectively by a mass in the lateral neck and by laryngeal dyspnea. CT showed a tumoral process with calcification, developed from the thyroid and cricoid cartilage, respectively. The first patient underwent partial and the second total laryngectomy.

Discussion

Chondrosarcoma is diagnosed on the basis of combined clinical, radiological and histological signs. Differential diagnosis with chondroma may be difficult, especially in grade-1 chondrosarcoma.