title: [Leiomyosarcoma of the larynx. One case report].
abstract: The leiomyosarcoma of the larynx is a neoplasm extremely odd, only 46 cases are reported in the literature. We present a case seen in our Department. A male patient, 39-year-old, smoker, snoring and respiratory insufficient, who showed a whitish mass, 2.5 cm, round, steady on the right vocal fold. Urgent tracheostomy was performed but afterwards the patient refused new surgery. Biopsy revealed a malignant tumour of fusiform cells, validating as diagnostic through immunohistochemical analysis, a leiomyosarcoma case. Five months later the patient was seen again and a total laryngectomy performed. Eleven months after surgery the patient is alive and no signs of recurrence detected. In this paper diagnosis and treatment of leiomyosarcoma is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de O.R.L., Dept. Patología, Universidad Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil. lucaspatrocinio@paiol.com.br
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Patrocínio
authors.forename: L Gomes
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Patrocínio
authors.forename: L Paiva
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: A Moreira
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male