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Squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall: characteristics compared with the lateral wall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Luigi Barzan ,
Salvatore Barra ,
Giovanni Franchin ,
Renato Talamini ,
Giuseppe Zanelli ,
Giuseppe Caruso ,
Arturo Maione ,
Marco Pin ,
Doriano Politi  and
Carlo Gobitti
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Luigi Barzan*
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone and Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Salvatore Barra
Affiliation:
The Hospital Management Office, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Giovanni Franchin
Affiliation:
Division of Radiotherapy, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Renato Talamini
Affiliation:
Epidemilogy Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Giuseppe Zanelli
Affiliation:
Division of Radiotherapy, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Giuseppe Caruso
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone and Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Arturo Maione
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone and Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Marco Pin
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone and Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Doriano Politi
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone and Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Carlo Gobitti
Affiliation:
Division of Radiotherapy, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Emilio Minatel
Affiliation:
Division of Radiotherapy, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Gaetano M. Trovo
Affiliation:
Division of Radiotherapy, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
Roberto Comoretto
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone and Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
*
Address for correspondence: Dr L. Barzan, Division of Otolaryngology, Ospedale Civile, via Montereale 24, 33170 Pordenone, Italy, Fax: +434-399398
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Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior oro-and hypopharyngeal wall (SCCPPW) is a relatively rare tumour. A retrospective investigation of 63 patients with SCCPPW and 449 patients with carcinoma of the lateral oro- and hypopharyngeal wall, treated between 1964and 1992, has been carried out. Most SCCPPW were asymptomatic, macroscopically superficial and at early stages. They were usually detected by chance during an examination for a different type of malignancy. Fifty-seven per cent of SCCPPW patients had multiple tumours; however this occurrence did not alter the survival rate. The crude five-year survival rate for SCCPPW was 22 per cent and was not significantly different from that of patients with lateral wall tumours. Moreover, both local control and recurrences also were not statistically different.

Keywords

Pharyngeal neoplasmsCarcinomasquamous cell

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , February 1995 , pp. 120 - 125
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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