Cancer of the posterior pharyngeal wall
โ Scribed by Brooks M. Talton; Alan Brill; Meng L. Lim; G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh; William C. Constable
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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The clinical course, radiotherapeutic management, and results of 42 patients w i d carcinoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall are presented. Radiation herapy remains the treatment of choice. Of 15 patients without metastatic lesions, almost one half lived without the disease for more than 3 years fo
## Abstract Carcinoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall is an aggressive disease that demands vigorous therapy, often in the form of combined surgery and radiotherapy. Surgical excision of wide areas of the posterior pharyngeal wall may allow acceptable swallowing function in many patients. This art