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Advanced Pharyngeal Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1771462
•Concept ID:
C5418793
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Neoplastic Process

Definition

Pharyngeal carcinoma that has spread extensively to other anatomic sites or is no longer responding to treatment. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

PET/CT staging followed by Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) improves treatment outcome of locally advanced pharyngeal carcinoma: a matched-pair comparison.
Rothschild S, Studer G, Seifert B, Huguenin P, Glanzmann C, Davis JB, Lütolf UM, Hany TF, Ciernik IF
Radiat Oncol 2007 Jun 9;2:22. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-2-22. PMID: 17559684Free PMC Article

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Therapy

Decreased short- and long-term swallowing problems with altered radiotherapy dosing used in an organ-sparing protocol for advanced pharyngeal carcinoma.
Smith RV, Goldman SY, Beitler JJ, Wadler SS
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 Jul;130(7):831-6. doi: 10.1001/archotol.130.7.831. PMID: 15262759

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