title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx.
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytomas of the upper respiratory tract are rare, aggressive mesenchymal neoplasms. We report a case of a glottic malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx on a 54 year old man. Only a few have been reported in the English literature. The clinical behaviour and degree of malignancy of these tumours cannot be predicted. Wide, aggressive excision of the tumour with a margin of normal tissue appears to be the treatment of choice. About two years after total laryngectomy the patient is well and free of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernáldez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nistal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gavilán
mesh_terms: D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology*