Laryngeal cancer continues to be the most widespread tumors of the head and neck regions [1,2]. Despite the signifi cant advancements in the care of laryngeal cancer patients during the last several decades, therapeutic complications and the increased attention to quality of life have led to the need to carry out further studies on this population [3]. In addition to laryngeal malignity itself, factors related to acute and late or chronic treatment, secondary primary cancers, intercurrent disease and psychosocial factors are responsible from patient morbidity and mortality. Loss of the protective function of the nose and upper respiratory tracts resulting from the total laryngectomy operation due to larynx cancer make these cases more sensitive to lung infections in comparison with normal