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Hypopharynx

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Book cover Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

Abstract

The hypopharynx is that portion of the pharynx which envelops the larynx and lies lateral and posterior to the larynx. It extends from the level of the hyoid bone superiorly to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage inferiorly. (Fig. 9-1) It consists of the pyriform sinus, the posterior pharyngeal wall and the post-cricoid region. The posterior pharyngeal wall of the hypopharynx is contiguous with the oropharyngeal walls. Most authors analyze the oropharyngeal wall and the hypopharyngeal wall tumors together. Pyrifom sinus cancers form the majority of hypopharyngeal cancers. The incidence of post-cricoid tumors varies in different countries and is quite uncommon in the United States.

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  1. Section of Radiation Oncology, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Anantha K. Murthy M.D. (Director) & Dennis Galinsky M.D.

  2. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Frank R. Hendrickson M.D. (Professor and chairman)

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Murthy, A.K., Galinsky, D., Hendrickson, F.R. (1989). Hypopharynx. In: Laramore, G.E. (eds) Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83501-8_9

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