[The significance of the cytological evaluation in the early diagnosis of the laryngeal carcinoma].

The aim of the study was to find out how useful is the cytological examination in the detection of the laryngeal carcinoma. 70 cytological smears from the larynx were taken in the group of 35 patients with carcinoma of the larynx treated at the ENT Clinic. In 91% for the cases the agreement between cytological and histopatological results was found. In 9% the cytological examinations were false negative.