title: Primary angiosarcoma of the larynx: a rare entity.
abstract: Angiosarcomas are extremely rare malignant tumours of the larynx. We present a case of laryngeal angiosarcoma in a 58-year-old man who presented with hoarseness of voice, dysphagia and neck swelling. The patient underwent a total laryngectomy with a pre-operative and frozen section diagnosis of a poorly differentiated carcinoma of the larynx. Histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation revealed features of a laryngeal angiosarcoma. The case is presented for its rarity and diagnostic difficulty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. katna.rakesh@gmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sridhar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaukar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods