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Fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. Saleem ,
P. D. McArthur ,
B. Hainau  and
S. B. Velagapudi
M. Saleem*
Affiliation:
Section of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
P. D. McArthur
Affiliation:
Section of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
B. Hainau
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
S. B. Velagapudi
Affiliation:
Section of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr M. Saleem, F.R.C.S., Section of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, M.B.C. #40, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

We present a case of fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx in a young female who presented eight years ago and is still alive and well with no evidence of any regional invasion or distant metastasis. This rare lesion has been described in 30 cases previously of which 26 were malignant and four benign. Our case is unusual in a sense that histologically it has not been possible to determine its exact biological behaviour and growth potential. However, clinically it behaved as a low-grade malignant tumour.

Keywords

Laryngeal neoplasmsHistiocytoma, fibrous

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Type
Pathology in Focus
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 12 , December 1998 , pp. 1205 - 1207
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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