Histopathology and pathologic prognostic indicators.

: Conventional squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type of laryngeal cancer. Nevertheless, it is important to be cognizant of the less common laryngeal malignancies because of their distinctive clinical behavior and the concomitant implications for therapy. Additionally, it would be useful to identify pathologic prognostic factors in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma that would allow optimal individualization of therapy. The histopathology of various laryngeal malignancies and various putative pathologic prognosticators in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma are reviewed.