Busuttil A
Arch Otolaryngol. 1976 Jan;102(1):43-4. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1976.00780060089012.
Melanocytes were seen within the basal layer of the laryngeal squamous epithelium in a biopsy specimen of the vocal cord. No dendritic pigmented cells were visualized in several sections of the entire mucosa of 15 autopsy specimens of the larynx, but clear, Langerhans-like cells were seen, suggesting that melanocytes in this location may possibly become effete. This may account for the infrequent occurrence of primary malignant melanotic lesions of the larynx.
在声带活检标本的喉鳞状上皮基底层可见黑素细胞。在15例喉尸检标本的整个黏膜的多个切片中未见到树突状色素沉着细胞，但可见清晰的、朗格汉斯样细胞，提示该部位的黑素细胞可能会退化。这可能解释了原发性喉恶性黑素病变罕见的原因。
