Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2000 Sep;43(9):1005-1007.

A Case of Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Larynx

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea. entksw@hitel.net
  • 2Department of Anatomical Pathology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.

Abstract

Malignant laryngeal tumors include a variety of histologic types with different biologic features, each calling for a different therapeutic approach and giving rise to a different prognosis. We experienced a case of laryngeal adenosquamous carcinoma which is an extremely rare neoplasm in larynx. The lesion is histologically distinctive because of the presence of mixed areas of unequivocal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Differential diagnosis include adenoid squamous cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. It is found that combined surgery and additional radiation therapy is necessary because the biologic behavior and prognosis of this neoplasm are considered as more aggressive and worse than that of conventional squameus cell carcinoma.

Keyword

Adenosquamous carcinoma; Larynx

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Adenoids
Carcinoma, Adenosquamous*
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Diagnosis, Differential
Larynx*
Prognosis
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