[Cytological examination of nasal polyps smears].

Cytological evaluation of smears taken from the surface of nasal polyps were presented. 30 patients were examined. In 60% of the smears the prevalence of neutrophils were noticed. The metaplasia of stratified squamous cell epithelium, lesion of cell's nuclei and blurring of cytoplasm were observed in this cases. In 23 cytograms predominance of eosinophils were found. In cytograms with predominance of eosinophils, numerous stratified columnar epithelium were present. According to cytological examination the polyps were divided to neutrophil and eosinophil type. Cytograms taken from eosinophil polyps resembling smears from atopic rhinitis. In the case of neutrophil polyps the changes in cytograms characteristic for chronic rhinitis were found.