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'''Hypopharyngeal cancer''' is a [[disease]] in which [[malignant]] cells grow in the [[hypopharynx]] (the area where the larynx and esophagus meet).<ref name= "National Cancer Institute. General Information About Hypopharyngeal Cancer">[http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/patient/ National Cancer Institute. General Information About Hypopharyngeal Cancer]</ref> It first forms in the outer layer ([[epithelium]]) of the hypopharynx, which is split into three areas. Progression of the disease is defined by the spread of cancer into one or more areas and into deeper tissues. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Hypopharyngeal cancer is a disease in which malignant cells grow in the hypopharynx (the area where the larynx and esophagus meet).[1] It first forms in the outer layer (epithelium) of the hypopharynx, which is split into three areas. Progression of the disease is defined by the spread of cancer into one or more areas and into deeper tissues.