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*Sore throat that persists after treatment | *Sore throat that persists after treatment | ||
*Pain | *Pain radiating to ears | ||
*Hoarseness of voice | *Hoarseness of voice | ||
*Change in voice | *Change in voice | ||
*Lump in the neck | *Lump in the neck | ||
*Weight loss | *[[Weight loss]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
The hallmark of hypopharyngeal cancer is dysphagia. A positive history of odynophagia and hoarseness is suggestive of hypopharyngeal cancer. The most common symptoms include lump in the neck, dysphaia, and hoarseness.[1]
History and symptoms
Common symptoms of hypopharyngeal cancer include:[1]
- Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
- Dysphagia
- Odynophagia
- Sore throat that persists after treatment
- Pain radiating to ears
- Hoarseness of voice
- Change in voice
- Lump in the neck
- Weight loss
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hypophrayngeal clinical features. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/hypopharyngeal-squamous-cell-carcinoma