Laryngeal lipomas are a rare form of a benign mesenchymal tumour containing fatty tissue. They can occur at any subcutaneous location part of the body, particularly in the trunk and lower and upper limbs where fat tissue is more abundant. We present the case of a 66-year-old man complaining of long lasting (3 years) discomphort in his throat, with no breathing or glutition problems. CT scans showed a 3.0-cm fat-containing mass involving the left aryepiglottic fold. The patient was taken to the operating room for excision of the mass using a laryngofissure approach. The final pathologic diagnosis was lipoma. We describe a case of large laryngeal lipoma removed through an external surgical approach in order to prevent any possible recurrence or malignant alteration.

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