Glottic sarcomatoid carcinoma
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.166Keywords:
larynx, carcinoma, sarcomatoid, spindle cell, pseudocarcinomaAbstract
We report a patient diagnosed of a larynx sarcomatoid carcinoma,a rare process,whose epithelial surface, by means of degeneration and differentiation,changes towards invasive carcinoma at the time of neoplastic proliferation of spindle cells. More usual in smoker-alcoholic men.
Most usual seat is glottic, with an epidermoid-like pattern, and polypoid growth that takes up glottic airway.
Although there is no standardization in therapy, it is recommended to follow epidermoid carcinoma guides.
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