[Synchronous osteochondroid hamartoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx].
BACKGROUND
Soft-tissue tumors of the larynx are rare, especially hamartomas. Fewer than a dozen well-documented cases have been described. We report the case of a 65 year-old man diagnosed of a synchronous epithelial tumor of the right vocal fold and a soft-tissue tumor of the contralateral lamina of the thyroid cartilage.


METHODS
CT scan revealed a low-attenuating, expansive mass involving the left ala of the thyroid cartilage without airway compromise airway. The lesion contained small, scattered calcifications and the mucosa was intact, suggesting a cartilaginous tumor. The patient underwent endoscopic resection of the right vocal fold tumor and subtotal resection of the left ala of the thyroid via median thyrotomy.


RESULTS
Pathology revealed a squamous-cell carcinoma of the vocal fold and an osteochondroid hamartoma within the thyroid cartilage. The management of patients with laryngeal lesions suggestive of a cartilaginous nature is discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first case of a synchronous laryngeal hamartoma and carcinoma reported in the literature.
Cervera-Paz
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FJ
Departamento de ORL, Clínica Universitaria, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España. jcervera@unav.es
Toledo
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Nicolás
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García-Tapia
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed