Papillary squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx

A case of papillary squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx in a 50-year-old man is reported. The lesion was located in the supraglottic region and gros sly presented a characteristic finger-like pattern of growth. The tumour pu rsued an indolent clinical course, and the patient is well and free of dise ase after 47 months of follow-up. The present paper recapitulates the macro - and microscopic features of this rare neoplasm and stresses its different ial diagnosis with other exophytic squamous cell carcinomas of the region.