Background: The larynx serves to protect the lower airways, facilitates respiration and plays a key role in phonation. Lesions of larynx can be classified into commonly occurring non neoplastic and neoplastic lesions.

Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study carried out in department of pathology, GMC Jammu over a period of two years. A total of 90 cases were included in the study.

Results: The peak incidence of benign laryngeal lesions occurred in 30-40 years and malignant lesions in 60-70 years .Both benign and malignant lesions were more common in males as compared to females with M:F ratio of  2:1.Vocal polyp(16.7%) being the most common tumor like lesion followed by chronic non specific laryngitis(12.2%).Among the benign tumors squamous papilloma constituted 6.7% cases and in malignant tumors squamous cell carcinoma constituted 52.2% cases.

Conclusion: Every tissue removed during laryngeal surgery should be sent for histopathology, as early diagnosis of lesion can lead to effective management.

Keywords: Larynx, tumors of larynx, histopathological.

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