Tumor involving the laryngeal cartilages
| Autor: | Albert Ehrlich |
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| Rok vydání: | 1954 |
| Předmět: |
Larynx
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Laryngeal Cartilages Hyaline cartilage business.industry Thyroid Connective tissue Cancer General Medicine Anatomy medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic system Cartilage Otorhinolaryngology Metaplasia Neoplasms medicine Humans Surgery medicine.symptom business Laryngeal Neoplasms Hyaline |
| Zdroj: | A.M.A. archives of otolaryngology. 59(2) |
| ISSN: | 0096-6894 |
| Popis: | HYALINE cartilage is a form of firm connective tissue which is sparsely supplied with blood and lymph vessels. Since metastases are spread by the blood stream and lymphatics, one would not expect to find metastatic tumor in such tissue. The cartilages of the larynx are of the hyaline variety, which may be transformed into bone. This transformation bears no relation to age and is already present in some subjects in the third decade. In old age the laryngeal cartilages may be completely ossified. 1 Since bony metaplasia of the laryngeal cartilages occurs frequently in the cancer age group, and tumor metastases to bone are common, metastases to these cartilages should not be rare. Nevertheless, a review of the literature reveals no reports of metastases to the laryngeal cartilages. Following is a report of five cases of metastases to the thyroid and cricoid cartilages from carcinomas and three cases of tumor |
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