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Fibrosacroma of the vocal fold: a late complication of radiotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

B. Nageris ,
J. Elidan  and
Y. Sherman
B. Nageris*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
J. Elidan
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Y. Sherman
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
*
Dr Benny Nageris, Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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Abstract

The carcinogenic effect of ionizing radiation is a well known phenomenon. However, the induction of malignancies following irradiation for head and neck cancers is quite rare (Steeves and Vataini, 1982). Most reported cases are osteogenic sarcomas with soft tissue sarcomas encountered less often.

We report a rare case of fibrosarcoma of the larynx, following radiation therapy for glottic carcinoma.

Keywords

Laryngeal neoplasmsRadiotherapy
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 11 , November 1994 , pp. 993 - 994
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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