OSTEOSARCOMA OF THE LARYNX

Malignant mesenchymal tumors of the larynx constitute 0.3% to 1% of al l laryngeal cancers, and of these osteosarcoma is the rarest. Our revi ew of the literature identified only 12 cases of osteosarcoma of the l arynx, all of which occurred in men. Rarely, osteosarcoma of the laryn x may follow radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma, or the lar ynx may be the site of metastatic osteosarcoma, We report a case of pr imary laryngeal osteosarcoma arising in the cricoid cartilage and the first case of osteosarcoma of the larynx occurring in a woman.