A Rare Case of Malignant Tumor of the Larynx with GoodPrognosis: Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma

Laryngeal chondrosarcoma is a rare laryngeal tumor that most frequently originates from the cricoid cartilage. The majority oflesions are low grade and the distinction from benign chondromas must be made. We present a case of a laryngealchondrosarcoma arising from the cricoid cartilage in a 75-year-old Arab man who presented with hoarseness, dysphonia, anddyspnea. Endoscopic and radiological examinations showed a mass of the wall of his larynx with displaced structures, airwayobstruction, and destruction of the cartilage. The patient underwent total laryngectomy. Histological examination supported thediagnosis of low-grade chondrosarcoma. Five months later, the radiological and clinicalfindings showed no evidence ofrecurrence or metastases. Laryngeal chondrosarcomas remain a rare disease of unknown etiology, with slow and insidioussymptoms. The treatment is surgical, given the importance of preserving the larynx to patients’quality of life. The prognosis isfavorable and metastases rarely occur.