COEXISTENCE OF MALT-TYPE LYMPHOMA AND SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LARYNX

A 66-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed as having a MALT-type lymphom a by histopathological examination. The lesion involved the vocal fold s bilaterally, occupying the larynx and extending beyond it, as shown by computed tomography (CT). A course of radiation therapy with modera te doses was given. Six months later, a squamous cell carcinoma was fo und in the larynx and total laryngectomy was then performed. The patie nt remained well, without recurrence, 46 months after the operation, t hus, MALT-type lymphoma may coexist with a squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.