title: [The presentation of laryngeal malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin].
abstract: Although laryngeal malignancies of mesenchymal origin (laryngeal sarcomas, LS) are extremely rare (1% of all laryngeal malignancies), the histological manifestations are very diverse. LS sign as a solid tumor covered with an intact mucosa.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  was to evaluate retrospective data referring: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment and early follow-up; based on medical record made in ORL, HNS Surgery Dpt of Holy Cross Cancer Centre in Kielce during 9-years period 2001-2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  The retrospective analysis of the group of 12 patients with LS was made. Studied characteristics were: age, sex, primary focus, histological outcome, treatment options and early follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Age of the group of 12 studied patients (10 M, 2 F) ranged from 48 to 84 (mean 69.8). LS accounted 1.2% (12/935) for all of laryngeal malignancies. The focus of origin were: glottis (6), epiglottis (5); subglottis (1). The most common histological types of LS at studied group were: neurosarcoma (2), fibrosarcoma (2), plasmocytoma (2), chondrosarcoma (1), malignant fibrous histiocytoma (1), sarcoma low grade (1), lymphoma malignum (1), liposarcoma (1) and haemangioendothelioma epithelioides vel plasmocytoma (1). Methods of treatment were: surgery (6); radiotherapy (1); chemotherapy (1); chemo- and radiotherapy (3); symptomatic treatment (1). The clinical results of treatment are: 9 patients are still alive (5 pts more than 5 years, 3 pts less than 5 years, 1 pts less than 2.5 years with residual disease); 3 patient died: 2 pts in 1st year from diagnosis, 1 pts after 3 years of treatment died of non-oncological causes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  1. LS are extremely rare and diversed histologically. 2. Immunochemical analyses are very important procedures used in diagnostics of these malignancies. 3. An individual approach is needed in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of LS.
authors: Kliniczny Dział Otolaryngologii, Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi Swietokrzyskie Centrum Onkologii w Kielcach, Kielce. zylka@autograf.pl
authors: Zyłka
authors: Z
authors: Stanisław
authors: Zawadzki
authors: Z
authors: Marcin
authors: Bień
authors: B
authors: Stanisław
authors: Okła
authors: O
authors: Sławomir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004825:Epiglottis; D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis