Low-grade chondrosarcoma of the cricoid cartilage: a case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00256-017-2731-5 and PMC identifier 5599471.
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Abstract
We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a 12-day history of vomiting whenever he had a meal. Computed tomography revealed a calcified mass in the right cricoid cartilage with intraluminal and extraluminal extension. The patient underwent surgical resection of the trachea with end-to-end anastomosis. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen showed a low-grade chondrosarcoma. Eighteen months after surgery, the patient is alive and disease-free.
Medical subject headings
- Chondrosarcoma
- Cricoid Cartilage
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Tracheal Neoplasms