Carcinosarcoma of the Larynx- A Rare Site Entity
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Byna Syam Sundara Rao,
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Narayana Medical College, Chintareddy Palem,
Nellore – 524002, Andhra Pradesh, India.
E-mail: syam.byna&gmail.com
Carcinosarcoma is a very rare lesion reported in many organs including larynx. The larynx appears to be highly unusual site, only a few cases have been described in the literature. Carcinosarcoma is a mixed tumour. It is composed of both malignant epithelial and mesenchymal elements. We report a case of Carcinosarcoma of the larynx in 45-year-old male. He presented with complaints of hoarseness of voice, difficulty in breathing and swallowing. The growth was pedenculated arising from left vocal cord. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. Keywords: Carcinoma, Mesenchyme, Sarcoma
Carcinoma, Mesenchyme, Sarcoma
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17174.7758
Date of Submission: Oct 05, 2015
Date of Peer Review: Nov 06, 2015
Date of Acceptance: Feb 24, 2016
Date of Publishing: May 01, 2016
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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