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'''Hypopharyngeal cancer''' is a [[disease]] in which [[malignant]] cells | '''Hypopharyngeal cancer''' is a [[disease]] in which [[malignant]] cells proliferate in the hypopharynx.<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> Most hypopharyngeal cancers form in squamous cells, the thin, flat cells lining the inside of the hypopharynx. 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== | ||
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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 proliferate in the hypopharynx.[1] Most hypopharyngeal cancers form in squamous cells, the thin, flat cells lining the inside of the hypopharynx. 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.