Mortality after surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer

Results of 362 patients with squamous carcinoma of the hypopharynx are presented. The hospital mortality was 25 per cent for patients treated surgically. The mortality was increased by previous radiotherapy and poor general condition, and also depended on the method of pharyngeal repair: the mortali...

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Published inBritish journal of surgery Vol. 70; no. 12; p. 713
Main Authors Stell, P M, Missotten, F, Singh, S D, Ramadan, M F, Morton, R P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1983
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Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Digestive System - transplantation
Esophagus - surgery
Female
Humans
Larynx - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - mortality
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - surgery
Pharynx - surgery
Postoperative Complications - mortality
Surgical Flaps
Time Factors
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Summary:Results of 362 patients with squamous carcinoma of the hypopharynx are presented. The hospital mortality was 25 per cent for patients treated surgically. The mortality was increased by previous radiotherapy and poor general condition, and also depended on the method of pharyngeal repair: the mortality for visceral (stomach or colon) transposition was higher than that for repair by skin flaps. The chance of long term survival decreased with increasing N stage, and was also reduced for patients undergoing visceral repair compared with skin flap repair of the pharynx.
ISSN:0007-1323
DOI:10.1002/bjs.1800701206