Abstract
Exfoliative cytology of forty cases of carcinoma pharynx and larynx was studied and compared with histopathological examination report. Exfoliative cytology established the diagnosis in 82.5% of the cases; which shows that it can be used as an adjunct in the diagnosis of carcinoma of pharynx and larynx.
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Roy, K.K., Bandyopadhyay, S.N., Dasgupta, A. et al. Role of exfoliative cytology in diagnosis of malignancies of pharynx and larynx. IJO & HNS 48, 305–308 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048661
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