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Benign fibrous histiocytoma of the larynx: presentation of a case and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. Van Laer*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp (UIA), Antwerp, Belgium.
E. Hamans
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp (UIA), Antwerp, Belgium.
I. Neetens
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp (UIA), Antwerp, Belgium.
E. Van Marck
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University Hospital Antwerp (UIA), Antwerp, Belgium.
A. Van Oosterom
Affiliation:
Department of Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp (UIA), Antwerp, Belgium.
P. Van De Heyning
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp (UIA), Antwerp, Belgium.
*
Address for correspondence: C. Van Laer, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium. Fax: 32/3/8250536

Abstract

A case of a benign histiocytoma of the larynx in a 39-year-old man is presented. Laryngeal fibrous histiocytoma is extremely rare. Its pathology is described including arguments for benignity. The literature is reviewed and management is discussed.

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Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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