Fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx.
Fibrous histiocytoma is uncommon in the head and neck region and rare in the larynx. Its behaviour is unpredictable. A case is reported in a 54-year-old male which was treated conservatively initially and which recurred several times over a seven year period. During that time the appearances of the lesion changed from those of a densely collagenous, cytologically benign tumour to those of a richly cellular and potentially malignant neoplasm. Laryngectomy was eventually undertaken.
Jordan
M B
MB
Department of ENT Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Soames
J V
JV
D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed