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Throat Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
148145
Concept ID:
C0740339
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Throat Cancer

Definition

Carcinoma, predominantly squamous cell, arising from epithelial cells of the larynx or pharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThroat Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Machiels JP, René Leemans C, Golusinski W, Grau C, Licitra L, Gregoire V; EHNS Executive Board. Electronic address: secretariat@ehns.org; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org; ESTRO Executive Board. Electronic address: info@estro.org
Ann Oncol 2020 Nov;31(11):1462-1475. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.07.011. PMID: 33239190
Lee AWM, Ng WT, Chan JYW, Corry J, Mäkitie A, Mendenhall WM, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Saba NF, Strojan P, Suárez C, Vermorken JB, Yom SS, Ferlito A
Cancer Treat Rev 2019 Sep;79:101890. Epub 2019 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2019.101890. PMID: 31470314
Pynnonen MA, Gillespie MB, Roman B, Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Bontempo L, Brook I, Chick DA, Colandrea M, Finestone SA, Fowler JC, Griffith CC, Henson Z, Levine C, Mehta V, Salama A, Scharpf J, Shatzkes DR, Stern WB, Youngerman JS, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Sep;157(2_suppl):S1-S30. doi: 10.1177/0194599817722550. PMID: 28891406

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Echanique KA, Evans LK, Han AY, Chhetri DK, St John MA
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2021 Oct;35(5):933-947. Epub 2021 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2021.05.005. PMID: 34272102
Machiels JP, René Leemans C, Golusinski W, Grau C, Licitra L, Gregoire V; EHNS Executive Board. Electronic address: secretariat@ehns.org; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org; ESTRO Executive Board. Electronic address: info@estro.org
Ann Oncol 2020 Nov;31(11):1462-1475. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.07.011. PMID: 33239190
Grégoire V, Grau C, Lapeyre M, Maingon P
Oral Oncol 2018 Dec;87:131-137. Epub 2018 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.10.034. PMID: 30527228
Stambuk HE, Karimi S, Lee N, Patel SG
Radiol Clin North Am 2007 Jan;45(1):1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2006.10.010. PMID: 17157621
Galli J, Cammarota G, Volante M, De Corso E, Almadori G, Paludetti G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2006 Oct;26(5):260-3. PMID: 17345929Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Misirovs R, Johnston L, Green R
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Dec 7;15(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-251927. PMID: 36593611Free PMC Article
Bhat GR, Hyole RG, Li J
Adv Cancer Res 2021;152:67-102. Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/bs.acr.2021.05.002. PMID: 34353444
Machiels JP, René Leemans C, Golusinski W, Grau C, Licitra L, Gregoire V; EHNS Executive Board. Electronic address: secretariat@ehns.org; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org; ESTRO Executive Board. Electronic address: info@estro.org
Ann Oncol 2020 Nov;31(11):1462-1475. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.07.011. PMID: 33239190
Sakthivel P, Mohamed A, Guwariya M, Chirom AS
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Sep 8;13(9) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237392. PMID: 32907871Free PMC Article
Wycliffe ND, Grover RS, Kim PD, Simental A Jr
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2007 Aug;18(4):243-58. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3181570c3f. PMID: 17893590

Therapy

Echanique KA, Evans LK, Han AY, Chhetri DK, St John MA
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2021 Oct;35(5):933-947. Epub 2021 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2021.05.005. PMID: 34272102
Patel P, Robinson PD, Baggott C, Gibson P, Ljungman G, Massey N, Ottaviani G, Phillips R, Revon-Rivière G, Treister N, White M, Cabral S, Dupuis L, Sung L
Eur J Cancer 2021 Sep;154:92-101. Epub 2021 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.05.013. PMID: 34252760
Johnson DE, Burtness B, Leemans CR, Lui VWY, Bauman JE, Grandis JR
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020 Nov 26;6(1):92. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-00224-3. PMID: 33243986Free PMC Article
Eckel HE, Bradley PJ
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2019;83:47-53. Epub 2019 Feb 12 doi: 10.1159/000492308. PMID: 30943512
McConnel FM, Duck SW, Hester TR
Laryngoscope 1984 Sep;94(9):1162-4. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198409000-00006. PMID: 6472011

Prognosis

Zidar N, Gale N
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Mar;16(1):31-39. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01405-6. PMID: 35312977Free PMC Article
Machiels JP, René Leemans C, Golusinski W, Grau C, Licitra L, Gregoire V; EHNS Executive Board. Electronic address: secretariat@ehns.org; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org; ESTRO Executive Board. Electronic address: info@estro.org
Ann Oncol 2020 Nov;31(11):1462-1475. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.07.011. PMID: 33239190
Stambuk HE, Karimi S, Lee N, Patel SG
Radiol Clin North Am 2007 Jan;45(1):1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2006.10.010. PMID: 17157621
Sasaki CT, Jassin B
Am J Med 2001 Dec 3;111 Suppl 8A:118S-123S. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00850-6. PMID: 11749936
Guay ME, Lavertu P
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 1995;252(5):259-64. doi: 10.1007/BF00185386. PMID: 7576581

Clinical prediction guides

Petit C, Lee A, Ma J, Lacas B, Ng WT, Chan ATC, Hong RL, Chen MY, Chen L, Li WF, Huang PY, Tan T, Ngan RKC, Zhu G, Mai HQ, Hui EP, Fountzilas G, Zhang L, Carmel A, Kwong DLW, Moon J, Bourhis J, Auperin A, Pignon JP, Blanchard P; MAC-NPC Collaborative Group
Lancet Oncol 2023 Jun;24(6):611-623. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00163-8. PMID: 37269842
Zidar N, Gale N
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Mar;16(1):31-39. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01405-6. PMID: 35312977Free PMC Article
Bhat GR, Hyole RG, Li J
Adv Cancer Res 2021;152:67-102. Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/bs.acr.2021.05.002. PMID: 34353444
Johnson DE, Burtness B, Leemans CR, Lui VWY, Bauman JE, Grandis JR
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020 Nov 26;6(1):92. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-00224-3. PMID: 33243986Free PMC Article
Chen L, Deng W, Li C, Lau H, Tao L, Wang S, Zhou L, Zhang M
Acta Otolaryngol 2020 Feb;140(2):195-201. Epub 2019 Dec 18 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2019.1700305. PMID: 31852360

Recent systematic reviews

Petruzzi G, Costantino A, De Virgilio A, Zocchi J, Campo F, Mercante G, Spriano G, Pellini R
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Mar;279(3):1157-1166. Epub 2021 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07011-0. PMID: 34338877
Habib A
J Laryngol Otol 2018 May;132(5):385-400. doi: 10.1017/S0022215118000555. PMID: 29891019
Yang S, Wu S, Zhou J, Chen XY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 6;2015(11):CD008423. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008423.pub2. PMID: 26544798Free PMC Article
Zhang D, Zhou J, Chen B, Zhou L, Tao L
Acta Otolaryngol 2014 Oct;134(10):982-9. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2014.927592. PMID: 25131391
Gioacchini FM, Postacchini V, Simonetti O, Offidani A, Magliulo G, Re M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013 Aug;270(8):2191-9. Epub 2012 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00405-012-2283-1. PMID: 23192664

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