T1N0 laryngeal sarcomatoid carcinoma that showed rapid systemic metastases after radical radiotherapy: a case report and review of literature.
Sarcomatoid carcinomas of the larynx account for less than 1% of all malignant laryngeal tumors and there is currently no consensus regarding the clinical course or appropriate management of this disease. A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the larynx displaying rapid systemic progression after radiotherapy and a brief review of the literature are presented.
Onishi
Hiroshi
H
Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. honishi@res.yamanashi-med.ac.jp
Kuriyama
Kengo
K
Komiyama
Takafumi
T
Yamaguchi
Motoshi
M
Tanaka
Shiho
S
Marino
Kan
K
Sano
Naoki
N
Araki
Tsutomu
T
Miyata
Kazuyuki
K
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017211:Treatment Failure