Combined surgery and radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx

DH Kraus, MJ Zelefsky, HAJ Brock… - … –Head and Neck …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx remains a highly lethal disease. This article
documents our experience with 132 patients undergoing surgical management of squamous …

Surgical treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx: analysis of treatment results, failure patterns, and prognostic factors

PY Chu, LW Wang, SY Chang - The Journal of Laryngology & …, 2004 - cambridge.org
Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx (HPSCC) are often seen in
advanced stages and have a poor prognosis. The authors analysed 104 patients who had …

Current management strategy of hypopharyngeal carcinoma

JYW Chan, WI Wei - Auris Nasus Larynx, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the hypopharynx represents a distinct
clinical entity among other cancers of the head and neck region. Despite recent advances in …

Postoperative radiotherapy improves survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx

JL Frank, JL Garb, S Kay, DK McClish… - The American journal of …, 1994 - Elsevier
Background: Postoperative radiation is considered to be “standard of care” therapy for
advanced, resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. This approach has …

Total pharyngolaryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx: a review

R Bova, R Goh, M Poulson, WB Coman - The Laryngoscope, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To evaluate our experience with total pharyngolaryngectomy in the treatment of
hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Study Design: Retrospective analysis of …

Early squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx: outcomes of treatment with radiation alone to the primary disease

AS Garden, WH Morrison, GL Clayman… - Head & Neck …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Background This retrospective study analyzes the outcome of treatment of a cohort of
patients with hypopharyngeal tumors staged T1 or T2 treated with curative radiation alone to …

The dilemma of treating hypopharyngeal carcinoma: more or less: Hayes Martin Lecture

WI Wei - Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
The optimal therapy for hypopharyngeal carcinoma depends on its staging. For early-stage
disease, radiotherapy and surgery achieve similar results. Radical surgery followed by …

Hypopharyngeal cancer: results of treatment based on radiation therapy and salvage surgery

C Godballe, K Jørgensen, O Hansen… - The …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study is to present the treatment results and to identify
possible prognostic indicators in patients with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma …

Radiotherapy or surgery for head and neck squamous cell cancer: establishing the baseline for hypopharyngeal carcinoma?

SF Hall, PA Groome, J Irish… - … International Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The authors compared the survival outcomes of radiotherapy+/− salvage
surgery to surgery+/− postoperative radiotherapy for patients with squamous cell cancer of …

Surgical treatment for hypopharynx carcinoma: feasibility, mortality, and results

HE Eckel, S Staar, P Volling, C Sittel… - … —Head and Neck …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
This study seeks to evaluate treatment modalities, mortality after surgery, survival, and local
control rates for a consecutive cohort of patients with cancer of the hypopharynx treated …