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Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Squamous Cell Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
233867
•Concept ID:
C1335451
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the posterior wall of the pharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPosterior Pharyngeal Wall Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Update on Pathologic Conditions, Imaging Findings, Prevention, and Management of Human Papillomavirus-related Neoplasms.
Katabathina VS, Ghannam S, Chen M, Desalme B, Gabos R, Emejulu I, Sandhu PK, Valente P, Dasyam AK, Prasad SR
Radiographics 2024 Aug;44(8):e230179. doi: 10.1148/rg.230179. PMID: 39024173
Psychosocial Oncology: Optimizing Outcomes through Interdisciplinary Care in Head and Neck Oncology.
Henry M
Curr Oncol 2023 Jul 19;30(7):6859-6861. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070501. PMID: 37504361Free PMC Article
A systematic review of different treatment strategies for the squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall.
De Virgilio A, Russo E, Costantino A, Malvezzi L, Colombo G, Cugini G, Miceli S, Rossi V, Spriano G, Mercante G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Oct;277(10):2663-2672. Epub 2020 May 2 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-05990-0. PMID: 32361771

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Posterior pharyngeal wall squamous cell carcinoma arising in a patient with dyskeratosis congenita.
Qureishi A, Lamyman A, Silva P, Cox G
J Laryngol Otol 2012 Dec;126(12):1299-301. Epub 2012 Aug 29 doi: 10.1017/S0022215112001685. PMID: 22932338

Diagnosis

Posterior pharyngeal wall squamous cell carcinoma arising in a patient with dyskeratosis congenita.
Qureishi A, Lamyman A, Silva P, Cox G
J Laryngol Otol 2012 Dec;126(12):1299-301. Epub 2012 Aug 29 doi: 10.1017/S0022215112001685. PMID: 22932338
Salvage brachytherapy of posterior pharyngeal wall squamous cell carcinoma in a previously irradiated area.
Pommier P, Bolot G, Martel I, Montbarbon X, Ardiet JM, Coquart R, Poupart M, Leval J, Ramade A, Dubreuilh C, Pignat JC, Carrie C
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1997 Apr 1;38(1):53-8. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(97)00219-8. PMID: 9212004

Clinical prediction guides

Salvage brachytherapy of posterior pharyngeal wall squamous cell carcinoma in a previously irradiated area.
Pommier P, Bolot G, Martel I, Montbarbon X, Ardiet JM, Coquart R, Poupart M, Leval J, Ramade A, Dubreuilh C, Pignat JC, Carrie C
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1997 Apr 1;38(1):53-8. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(97)00219-8. PMID: 9212004

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