Basaloid squamous carcinoma of the larynx: report of a case

Auris Nasus Larynx. 1997 Oct;24(4):417-22. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(97)10005-0.

Abstract

Basaloid squamous carcinoma (BSC) is a rare neoplasm. We present a case of basaloid squamous carcinoma of the larynx in a 57-year-old male patient. The diagnosis before treatment was supraglottic carcinoma (T3N1MO) and biopsy of the larynx revealed a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Total laryngectomy and right radical neck dissection were performed, and pathological studies of a specimen removed from the larynx revealed BSC of the larynx. The patient's postoperative progress was uneventful, however, 12 months later he developed lung metastasis of the left side. The patient underwent partial resection of the lung. He developed recurrence of lung metastasis 6 months later. Chemotherapy with cisplatin (CDDP) and vindesine sulfate (VSD) was administered in two courses, but the efficacy was evaluated as no change (NC). At present, 26 months after the first visit, he has been asymptomatic with lung metastasis, and there was no evidence of recurrence in the neck.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Basosquamous / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Basosquamous / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Basosquamous / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Basosquamous / surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Laryngectomy
  • Larynx / pathology
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck Dissection
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pneumonectomy