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Jack L. Gluckman, MD; Mark C. Weissler, MD; Gerald McCafferty, FRCS, FRACS; Robert J. Black, FRCS, FRACS; William W. Coman, FRCS, FRACS; Timothy Cooney, FRCS, FRACS; Russell J. Bird, FRCS, FRACS

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1987;113(1):69-72.

Abstract
• Cancer of the hypopharynx is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis irrespective of the therapeutic regimen instituted. Controversy centers around the extent of surgery required to adequately ablate the advanced cancers, particularly related to the role of esophagectomy. A literature review and analysis of 43 cases of advanced hypopharyngeal cancer treated with total laryngopharyngectomy and partial esophagectomy support the argument that in carefully selected situations, a partial esophagectomy is oncologically an adequate operation.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1987;113:69-72)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Drs Gluckman and Weissler); and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (Drs McCafferty, Black, Coman, Cooney, and Bird).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 18, 1986.

Reprint requests to University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Mail Location 528, 231 Bethesda Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45267 (Dr Gluckman).

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