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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
Hypopharyngeal cancer may be classified according to the location into 4 subtypes: pyriform sinus cancer, postcricoid area cancer, and posterior wall of hypopharynx cancer. A pyriform sinus cancer subtype is found in 60 to 85 percent of patients who are diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer.
Classification
Topographic classification of hypoharyngeal cancer includes:[1]
- Pyriform sinus cancer
- Postcricoid area cancer
- Posterior wall of hypopharynx cancer
- Hypopharynx cancer unspecified
References
- ↑ Merletti F, Faggiano F, Boffetta P, Lehmann W, Rombolà A, Amasio E; et al. (1990). "Topographic classification, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic delay of cancer of the larynx/hypopharynx in Torino, Italy". Cancer. 66 (8): 1711–6. PMID 2208025.