A rare case of laryngotracheal chondrosarcoma in a patient with past history of radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer

A rare case of laryngotracheal chondrosarcoma in a patient with past history of radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer

Tracheal chondrosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor and there are less than 15 reports in the literature. We report a rare case of laryngotracheal chondrosarcoma in a 74-year-old man. He gave a history of radioiodine therapy for thyroid papillary carcinoma about 24 years ago. Diagnostic st...

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Main Authors: Gholamreza Mohajeri, Ali Hekmatnia, Hossein Ahrar, Farzane Hekmatnia, Reza Basirat Nia, Nushin Afsharmoghadam, Mehdi Eftekhari, Saleh Jafarpishe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Radioiodine therapy
thyroid cancer
tracheal chondrosarcoma
Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=74;epage=74;aulast=Mohajeri
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Summary:Tracheal chondrosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor and there are less than 15 reports in the literature. We report a rare case of laryngotracheal chondrosarcoma in a 74-year-old man. He gave a history of radioiodine therapy for thyroid papillary carcinoma about 24 years ago. Diagnostic steps, histological presentation, and therapy are described in detail.
ISSN:2277-9175
2277-9175

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