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Double tumor of the larynx: a case report

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Abstract.

A case is described of a double laryngeal tumor with simultaneous evolution but different histological patterns: a chondrosarcoma and an epidermoid carcinoma "in situ" involving both vocal cords. To our knowledge, only one previous case has been reported in the literature.

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  1. Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Hospital General Universitario, Murcia, Spain

    Alfonso Medina-Banegas, José M. Osete-Albaladejo, Alfonso Capitán-Guarnizo & Enrique López-Meseguer

  2. Pathology Department, Hospital General Universitario, Av/Intendente Jorge Palacios s/n, 30.003, Murcia, Spain

    Francisco Pastor-Quirante

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Medina-Banegas, A., Osete-Albaladejo, J.M., Capitán-Guarnizo, A. et al. Double tumor of the larynx: a case report. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 260, 341–343 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-002-0551-1

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