2006 Volume 18 Issue 1 Pages 39-43
It is comparatively rare that Spindle cell carcinoma occurs in the larynx, amounting to around 1% of malignant larynx tumors.
We reported on the therapeutic experience of one Spindle cell carcinoma case. Our case, a 56 year-old male, had fallen down due to dyspnea at a subway station and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. During the initial diagnostic phase, while conducting a fiberscopic examination, it was found that the larynx lumen was full of the tumors which were presented as a flat, dark redness on the surface of the larynx.
We performed an emergency tracheostomy for airway maintenance. A biopsy led to the diagnosis of low specialization type squamous cell carcinoma. The treatment required a total laryngectomy and neck dissection on both sides as the glottic carcinoma was at an advanced stage, T4N0M0.
Histopathologic examination of the extracted specimen determined that the growth was specifically Spindle cell carcinoma.
