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Postcricoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
79103
•Concept ID:
C0280322
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Epidermoid Carcinoma of Postcricoid Area; Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Postcricoid Area; Postcricoid Epidermoid Carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Postcricoid Area; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Postcricoid Area

Definition

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

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinicopathological factors influencing the outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with T4a hypopharyngeal cancer.
Kim SY, Rho YS, Choi EC, Kim MS, Woo JH, Lee DH, Chung EJ, Park MW, Kim DH, Joo YH
BMC Cancer 2017 Dec 29;17(1):904. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3880-6. PMID: 29284434Free PMC Article
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

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