Osteosarcoma of the larynx: a case report.
BACKGROUND
We add a new rare illustrative case of osteosarcoma of the larynx to the literature.


METHODS
The patient (man; 56 years old) first underwent several biopsies, followed in the end by a total laryngectomy. Diagnosis was histological. The patient developed regional and distant metastases and died of disease after 3 months from surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Osteosarcoma of the larynx is a rare and aggressive tumour with a poor long-term prognosis. The preferred treatment for this tumour is aggressive surgery.To perform a diagnosis we must be in presence of osteoid or of neoplastic osseous tissue directly produced by the neoplastic cells.
Mottola
Giampiero
G
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", Via San Leonardo, Salerno, Italy. giampieromottola@hotmail.com.
Cascone
Anna Maria
AM
Cavaliere
Matteo
M
Angrisani
Basilio
B
Fiorillo
Gabriella
G
Parente
Giuseppe
G
Volino
Fabrizio
F
Iemma
Maurizio
M