title: Spindle cell carcinoma of the larynx with a verrucous carcinoma component: combined carcinoma of larynx.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common neoplasm of the larynx. There are three variants of SCC. Each variant presents distinctive biologic behaviors and clinical courses. Therefore reaching the exact diagnosis and distinguishing the variants is fateful. We describe a case of spindle cell carcinoma of the larynx with a verrucous carcinoma component. To our knowledge, this entity has never been documented before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. skarahatay@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karahatay
authors.forename: Yavuz Fuat
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gunhan
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Birkent
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yetiser
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology