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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2005): B-ENT

Laryngeal leiomyosarcoma

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Y. Darouassi
B. Bouaity
M. Zalagh
M. Rimani
A. Abrouq
B. Azendour

Abstract

Laryngeal leiomyosarcoma. Laryngeal leiomyosarcoma is rare. The authors report the case of a 48-year-old patient who presented with progressive hoarseness. This symptomatology was associated with a laryngeal tumour. Immunohistopathological study indicated a leiomyosarcoma. Acute dyspnoea resulted in an urgent tracheostomy, followed by total laryngectomy without neck dissection later. In the light of this observation and a literature review, histopathological characteristics, clinical aspects and therapeutic indications will be discussed for this localisation.


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