- 4.Upper airway tract and larynx
- ★(5)Squamous cell carcinoma (larynx)
Microscopic view (intermediate power view): Carcinoma of the larynx exhibits squamous cell differentiation in more than 90% of cases and, when arising in the vocal cord specifically, it tends to be higher grade. In this case, there are many squamous pearls (arrow), indicating squamous differentiation.
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