title: [Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx].
abstract: Clinical description of a case of FMH in a 77 years-old man, heavy smoker and diabetic. At the beginning its appearance mimic a small polyp of the middle third of the right vocal cord. The patient refused any treatment at first, but one year later, when seen again in the office, a mass covering-up the right hemilarynx was detected and a total laryngectomy was advised and done. In spite of the correctness of the follow-up in the next six months, the unhappy commit suicide.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Gallego de Salud, Hospital Xeral-Calde, Lugo.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rossi Vargas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bal Nieves
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carbayeda Sánchez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corredoira Ferreiro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pena Rabade
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Alonso Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide
vernacular_title: Histiocitoma fibroso maligno de laringe.