Abstract
1. Fourty five cases, of vertical partial laryngectomy in Okayama University Medical School during 1931-1964 and Hiroshima University Medical School during 1950-1964 were presented.
2. Thirty mine out of 45 cases were cordectomy with anterior commissure technique or clipping technique.
3. Numbers of cordectomy cases were one nineth of laryngectomy cases during the mentioned periods.
4. Indication and diagnosis of laryngeal cancer and some problems on vertical partial laryngectomy were discussed.
5. It is the author's opinion that instead of the term“laryngofissure”, often used by many as synonym of cordectomy, surgeon should use other nomenculature according to the degree of the surgical interventions.
