title: Conservative cricoid surgery for chondrosarcoma: a case report.
abstract: We present the case of a 39-year-old man who presented with hoarseness and progressively worsening dyspnea. Findings on laryngoscopy and computed tomography strongly suggested the presence of a chondrosarcoma. The patient underwent open surgery for removal of the lesion with wide margins. Reconstruction was carried out with two segments of costal cartilage. Laryngeal chondrosarcomas are rare, malignant, usually well-differentiated neoplasms that should be treated with conservative surgery. Recurrences should be treated more aggressively.
authors: ENT Department, Civil Hospital, via Casa di Ricovero, 35012 Cittadella(Padova), Italy. orl_cit@ulss15.pd.it.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Gaio
authors: Giandomenico
authors: G
authors: Maggiore
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Canesso
authors: Riccardo
authors: R
authors: Artico
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed