1. Condrosarcom laringian - prezentare de caz
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Daniel Mirea, Aida Petca, Bogdan Mocanu, Loredana Mitran, Cornelia Niţipir, Liliana Mirea, and Daniela Safta
- Subjects
Larynx ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Histology ,Gold standard (test) ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Laryngectomy ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Pathognomonic ,Cricoid cartilage ,medicine ,Good prognosis ,Chondrosarcoma ,business - Abstract
Chondrosarcomas of the larynx are rare cancers, representing less than 1% of all laryngeal tumors. The most often involved site is the cricoid cartilage. They have generally good prognosis, and low metastatic tendency. Surgery is the treatment of choice, partial in small limited tumors or total laryngectomy if tumor extends beyond the half of the cricoid and/or is poor differentiated. Although there are some pathognomonic imaging characteristics for chondrosarcomas, the histology remains the gold standard for diagnostic. The authors present a case of large, medium differentiated chondrosarcoma (grade II), surgically treated by total laryngectomy.
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- 2016