Rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx.
A case of rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx in a 54-year-old man is reported. Patient presented dramatically with a large tumour mass obstructing his laryngeal inlet. The patient remains alive and well sixteen months after a total laryngectomy. Only seven previous reports of a rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx could be found in the literature and these are compared with the case reported. It would seem that a rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx has a better prognosis than elsewhere in the body, probably because of its earlier recognition and accessibility to radical surgery.
D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery