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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

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx: EHNS-ESMO-ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
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
Management of locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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
Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults.
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

Chordoma of the Oropharynx.
Ramas A, Kasumovic M, Uscupsic S, Mujic M, Tokic L
Med Arch 2024;78(1):68-70. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2024.78.68-70. PMID: 38481587Free PMC Article
Cancer of the Larynx and Hypopharynx.
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
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx: EHNS-ESMO-ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
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
Throat Microbial Community Structure and Functional Changes in Postsurgery Laryngeal Carcinoma Patients.
Hsueh CY, Gong H, Cong N, Sun J, Lau HC, Guo Y, Huang Q, Yuan X, Zhang M, Tao L, Zhou L
Appl Environ Microbiol 2020 Nov 24;86(24) doi: 10.1128/AEM.01849-20. PMID: 33008819Free PMC Article
Target volume selection and delineation (T and N) for primary radiation treatment of oral cavity, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
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

Diagnosis

Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Hypopharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Parapharyngeal Space.
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
Head and neck cancer: Current challenges and future perspectives.
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
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx: EHNS-ESMO-ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
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
Trotter's triad.
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
Hypopharyngeal cancer.
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

Role of chemotherapy in patients with nasopharynx carcinoma treated with radiotherapy (MAC-NPC): an updated individual patient data network meta-analysis.
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
Cancer of the Larynx and Hypopharynx.
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
Clinical practice guideline for the prevention of oral and oropharyngeal mucositis in pediatric cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: 2021 update.
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
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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
Hypopharyngeal stenosis.
McConnel FM, Duck SW, Hester TR
Laryngoscope 1984 Sep;94(9):1162-4. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198409000-00006. PMID: 6472011

Prognosis

Factors Influencing Postoperative Prognosis in Patients with Hypopharyngeal and Laryngeal Carcinoma.
Chen J, Liang N, Sun C, Zhang L, Yi T, Liao Q, Zhou S
Ear Nose Throat J 2023 Dec;102(12):794-802. Epub 2022 Nov 25 doi: 10.1177/01455613221142120. PMID: 36427261
Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Hypopharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Parapharyngeal Space.
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
Lymphoepithelial carcinoma of larynx and hypopharynx: a systematic review and pooled analysis.
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
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx: EHNS-ESMO-ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
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
Cricopharyngeal myotomy.
Gagic NM
Can J Surg 1983 Jan;26(1):47-9. PMID: 6295586

Clinical prediction guides

Role of chemotherapy in patients with nasopharynx carcinoma treated with radiotherapy (MAC-NPC): an updated individual patient data network meta-analysis.
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
Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Small Cell Carcinoma in the Nasopharynx: A Population-Based Study.
Zhou YL, Peng YP, Liu QD, Chen XZ, He J, Wei W, Zhong GH, Zhang YQ, Liu Y, Pan JY, Feng SY, Liu ZG
Cancer Control 2022 Jan-Dec;29:10732748221087075. doi: 10.1177/10732748221087075. PMID: 35341342Free PMC Article
Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Hypopharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Parapharyngeal Space.
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
Head and neck cancer: Current challenges and future perspectives.
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
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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

Recent systematic reviews

Tonsillectomy as Prevention of Tonsil and Base of Tongue Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on the Immuno-Oncological Effect of One Among the Most Common Surgeries in the World.
Virgilio E, Bonfili D, Bettoni S, Vona L, Mercuri J, D'Agostino F, Baldinu M, Salvemini C, Montali F, Costi R
Anticancer Res 2023 Sep;43(9):3881-3889. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16575. PMID: 37648322
Salvage treatments for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang D, Liao M, Wu J, Luo W, Qi S, Liu B, Li J
Head Neck 2023 Feb;45(2):503-520. Epub 2022 Nov 24 doi: 10.1002/hed.27253. PMID: 36420965
MRI detection of suspected nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gorolay VV, Niles NN, Huo YR, Ahmadi N, Hanneman K, Thompson E, Chan MV
Neuroradiology 2022 Aug;64(8):1471-1481. Epub 2022 Apr 30 doi: 10.1007/s00234-022-02941-w. PMID: 35499636Free PMC Article
Lymphoepithelial carcinoma of larynx and hypopharynx: a systematic review and pooled analysis.
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
Screening for nasopharyngeal cancer.
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

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