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Postcricoid Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
167270
•Concept ID:
C0852722
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Postcricoid Area; Cancer of the Postcricoid Area; Postcricoid Cancer

Definition

A carcinoma of the hypopharynx that arises from the postcricoid region. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hypopharyngeal cancer: results of treatment based on radiation therapy and salvage surgery.
Godballe C, Jørgensen K, Hansen O, Bastholt L
Laryngoscope 2002 May;112(5):834-8. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200205000-00011. PMID: 12150614
The treatment of node negative squamous cell carcinoma of the postcricoid region.
Jones AS, McRae RD, Phillips DE, Hamilton J, Field JK, Husband D
J Laryngol Otol 1995 Feb;109(2):114-9. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100129433. PMID: 7706915
Management of post-cricoid carcinoma.
Stell PM, Ramadan MF, Dalby JE, Hibbert J, Raab GM, Singh SD
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 1982 Jun;7(3):145-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1982.tb01575.x. PMID: 7105446

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wound-healing effects of 635-nm low-level laser therapy on primary human vocal fold epithelial cells: an in vitro study.
Lou Z, Zhang C, Gong T, Xue C, Scholp A, Jiang JJ
Lasers Med Sci 2019 Apr;34(3):547-554. Epub 2018 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s10103-018-2628-0. PMID: 30244401
Paratracheal lymph node dissection, in which patients should it be performed?
Çomoğlu Ş, Çomoğlu E, Enver N, Yılmaz E, Çelik M, Polat B, Ulusan M, Aslan İ, Değer K
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2016 Jul-Aug;26(4):213-8. doi: 10.5606/kbbihtisas.2016.22129. PMID: 27405076
Postcricoid carcinoma: is organ preservation justified in T3?
Kadapa N, Mangale K, Watve P, Rao S LM, Raju AK, Subramanyeshwar Rao T
Laryngoscope 2015 Feb;125(2):356-9. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.1002/lary.24846. PMID: 25052147
Plummer-Vinson syndrome heralded by postcricoid carcinoma.
Anderson SR, Sinacori JT
Am J Otolaryngol 2007 Jan-Feb;28(1):22-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.004. PMID: 17162126
Postcricoid carcinoma.
Dvivedi MS, Gujral MS, Maru YK, Shrivastav SK
J Indian Med Assoc 1983 Jul 1-16;81(1-2):3-5. PMID: 6644064

Diagnosis

Wound-healing effects of 635-nm low-level laser therapy on primary human vocal fold epithelial cells: an in vitro study.
Lou Z, Zhang C, Gong T, Xue C, Scholp A, Jiang JJ
Lasers Med Sci 2019 Apr;34(3):547-554. Epub 2018 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s10103-018-2628-0. PMID: 30244401
Paratracheal lymph node dissection, in which patients should it be performed?
Çomoğlu Ş, Çomoğlu E, Enver N, Yılmaz E, Çelik M, Polat B, Ulusan M, Aslan İ, Değer K
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2016 Jul-Aug;26(4):213-8. doi: 10.5606/kbbihtisas.2016.22129. PMID: 27405076
Celiac disease and postcricoid carcinoma.
Pokharna RK, Joshi A, Raghuram AK, Kochar A, Sharma R
J Assoc Physicians India 2007 Dec;55:866-7. PMID: 18405136
Plummer-Vinson syndrome heralded by postcricoid carcinoma.
Anderson SR, Sinacori JT
Am J Otolaryngol 2007 Jan-Feb;28(1):22-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.004. PMID: 17162126
Plummer-Vinson syndrome. A case report and literature review.
Hoffman RM, Jaffe PE
Arch Intern Med 1995 Oct 9;155(18):2008-11. doi: 10.1001/archinte.155.18.2008. PMID: 7575056

Therapy

Total posterior tracheal wall resection and reconstruction with pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy.
Martins AS
Surgery 1999 Mar;125(3):357-62. PMID: 10076624
Postcricoid carcinoma: a retrospective study of 13 patients.
Grant HR, Clifford P
Eur J Surg Oncol 1985 Mar;11(1):37-40. PMID: 2580741

Prognosis

Paratracheal lymph node dissection, in which patients should it be performed?
Çomoğlu Ş, Çomoğlu E, Enver N, Yılmaz E, Çelik M, Polat B, Ulusan M, Aslan İ, Değer K
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2016 Jul-Aug;26(4):213-8. doi: 10.5606/kbbihtisas.2016.22129. PMID: 27405076
Postcricoid carcinoma: is organ preservation justified in T3?
Kadapa N, Mangale K, Watve P, Rao S LM, Raju AK, Subramanyeshwar Rao T
Laryngoscope 2015 Feb;125(2):356-9. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.1002/lary.24846. PMID: 25052147
Plummer-Vinson syndrome. A case report and literature review.
Hoffman RM, Jaffe PE
Arch Intern Med 1995 Oct 9;155(18):2008-11. doi: 10.1001/archinte.155.18.2008. PMID: 7575056

Clinical prediction guides

Postcricoid carcinoma: is organ preservation justified in T3?
Kadapa N, Mangale K, Watve P, Rao S LM, Raju AK, Subramanyeshwar Rao T
Laryngoscope 2015 Feb;125(2):356-9. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.1002/lary.24846. PMID: 25052147

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