KROK 1 2016 – Question 14 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A patient has hoarseness of voice. During laryngoscopy a gray-white larynx tumor with papillary surface has been detected. Microscopic investigation has shown the following: growth of connective tissue covered with multilayer, strongly keratinized pavement epithelium, no cellular atypia. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Papilloma
- B. Fibroma
- C. Polyp
- D. Angiofibroma
- E. Angioma
Hint
Consider which component of the lesion is the proliferating, defining element, the surface covering or the connective tissue core, and whether there are signs of atypia.
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