Cancer of the hypopharynx is relatively rare and accounts for roughly 3% of all head and
neck cancers. Unfortunately, hypopharyngeal carcinoma has one of the worst prognosis of …

Objectives/Hypothesis Recent reviews of laryngeal cancer have detected a trend toward
reduced survival, linked temporally to an abrupt change in treatment of these patients during …

Background and purpose In 2000, a panel of experts published a proposal for the selection
of lymph node target volumes for definitive head and neck radiation therapy (Radiother …

Head and neck cancer is a heterogenous group of cancers involving the upper
aerodigestive tract. In this review article, the most common sites will be discussed, including …

Background Hypopharyngeal carcinoma is relatively rare, representing approximately 3% of
all head and neck malignancies. It also is characterized by having one of the worst …

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 …

PURPOSE: The prognostic influence of different clinicopathologic factors in contralateral
lymph node metastases of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, risk factors, and
prognostic significance of level VI lymph node metastases from hypopharyngeal squamous …

It is not uncommon for patients with hypopharyngeal cancer to present at an advanced stage
of disease. Surgical treatment provides a cure for the tumour with immediate relief from …

The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence and prognostic importance of
paratracheal lymph nodes in squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx. A retrospective …