In the patient, a G2 squamous cell carcinoma of the left vocal fold was histologically confirmed during a panendoscopy. According to the surgical report, it extended anteriorly to the anterior commissure, posteriorly it was clearly distinguishable from the vocal process and there was no infiltration in the morgue or subglottic sinus. In the interdisciplinary tumor conference, a partial laryngeal resection from the outside was indicated when the carcinoma made contact with the thyroid cartilage on computed tomography.