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Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)

Health Professional Version
Last Modified: 02/03/2012

Changes to This Summary (02/03/2012)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

General Information About Hypopharyngeal Cancer 1

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 1 2.

Cellular Classification of Hypopharyngeal Cancer 3

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 2 4.

Stage Information for Hypopharyngeal Cancer 5

An editorial change was made to this section.

Treatment Option Overview 6

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 6 7.

Stage II Hypopharyngeal Cancer 8

Editorial changes were made to this section.

Stage III Hypopharyngeal Cancer 9

Editorial changes were made to this section.

Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Cancer 10

Editorial changes were made to this section.

Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
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2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
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3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page2#Section_8
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page2#Section_194
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page3#Section_15
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page4#Section_53
7http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page4#Section_148
8http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page6#Section_67
9http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page7#Section_74
10http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/HealthProfessio
nal/Page8#Section_86