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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. Common symptoms include a lump in the neck, dysphagia, chronic sore throat and hoarseness.
History and symptoms
Common symptoms of hypopharyngeal cancer include[1][2][3]
- Dysphagia
- Odynophagia
- Sore throat that persisted after treatment
- Pain radiating to ears
- Hoarseness
- foreign body sensation in the throat
- Mass in the neck
- Weight loss
- Hemoptysis
References
- ↑ Pracy, P; Loughran, S; Good, J; Parmar, S; Goranova, R (2016). "Hypopharyngeal cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines". The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 130 (S2): S104–S110. doi:10.1017/S0022215116000529. ISSN 0022-2151.
- ↑ Barnes, Leon (2001). Surgical pathology of the head and neck. New York: M. Dekker. ISBN 0-8247-0109-7.
- ↑ International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. doi:10.24327/IJRSR. ISSN 0976-3031. Missing or empty
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