title: Laryngeal pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: Adult rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx is a rare disease. Two cases of laryngeal rhabdomyosarcoma of the pleomorphic subtype are presented. One case was treated with surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the other by surgery alone. At present 20 months after treatment the patients are without local reccurrence or metastases. The pathology of the tumor, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Bonn, Germany. AndreasSchroeck@web.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schrock
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakob
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bootz
mesh_terms: D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery