Avaliação clinicopatologica de condrossarcomas de cabeça e pescoço / Clinicopathological analysis of head and neck chondrosarcomas

AUTOR(ES)

Fabio Ornellas Prado

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Chondrosarcomas are malignant tumors of unknown etiology, in which tumoral cells form cartilagenous tissue. Although rare in head and neck region, chondrosarcomas are the second primary osseous tumor in frequency. The aim of the present study was correlate clinicopathological data to prognostic of patients with head and neck chondrosarcomas treated in the Head and Neck and Otolaringology Department of the A.C. Camargo Cancer Hospital. There were 16 cases treated in the institution from 1953 to 2002. The mean age at diagnosis was 36.5 years, ranging from 11 to 70 years. A slight male preference was observed (56,2%). According to the location, 7 cases (43,8%) accomited maxilla; 5 cases occured at other sites (ethmoidal region, nasal fossa [2 cases], infratemporal fossa, parieto-occipital region) and 4 patients (25,0%) had mandibular lesions. Most of cases were treated with surgery alone (6 cases, 40%). The observed overall survival was 66,7% for 3-year and 56,4% for 5-year

ASSUNTO(S)

sarcoma cartilagem cartilage

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