The preferred treatment of small early Verrucous carcinoma of the larynx is:
Pulmonary surgery
Electron beam therapy
Total laryngectomy
Endoscopic removal
(d) Endoscopic removal(Ref. Cummings, 6th ed., 1626)Verrucous carcinoma is a rare laryngeal malignancy (comprising 1% of laryngeal carcinomas).It has a warty papillary surface. Biopsy shows hyperkeratosis and acanthosis.Here the tumour being highly differentiated and hence radioresistant, the treatment modality is primarily surgical.
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