Liposarcoma of the glottis: A report of an unusual diagnosis in an unusual location

Amy B Farkas; Laura K House; Majid Khan; Ali G Saad; Ellen Parker; David Joyner

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2018.02.029

Liposarcoma of the glottis: A report of an unusual diagnosis in an unusual location

Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Mar 30;13(3):631-634. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.02.029. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Authors

Amy B Farkas¹, Laura K House², Majid Khan³, Ali G Saad⁴, Ellen Parker¹, David Joyner¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
³ Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Division of Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore MD 21287, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.

Abstract

Liposarcoma of the larynx is a rare entity, typically well differentiated with a good prognosis. We present a patient who presented to ENT clinic with a 3-month history of hoarseness. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the neck demonstrated a 2.5-cm mass of the true vocal cord, which biopsy demonstrated to be dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the larynx. The patient went on to total laryngectomy with planned adjuvant radiation therapy. The presentation and imaging findings of laryngeal liposarcoma are nonspecific, but this neoplasm should be considered in the differential of masses in the head and neck.

Keywords: Larynx; Liposarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports