Larynx, hypopharynx & trachea
Benign tumors / nonneoplastic
Chondroma
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 November 2013
Last staff update: 2 March 2021
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PubMed Search: Chondroma [title] larynx
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Pernick N. Chondroma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/larynxchondroma.html. Accessed September 26th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Present in < 1% of laryngectomies
- Usually arise posteriorly from cricoid cartilage and project anteriorly causing partial obstruction; rarely present in thyroid cartilage
- Children and adults, usually 2 cm or less
- Highly associated with chondrosarcoma
- Some advocate treatment as chondrosarcoma due to high association
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Resemble normal cartilage but with lobular architecture and slightly larger nuclei, only rarely multiple nuclei
- No atypia, no mitotic figures and no necrosis
Differential diagnosis
