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hypopharynx

Known as: Laryngopharynx, laryngopharyngeal, Hypopharynges 
The bottom portion of the pharynx situated below the OROPHARYNX and posterior to the LARYNX. The hypopharynx communicates with the larynx through the… 
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Benign Pyriform Fossa NeoplasmBlood supply aspectsClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyHypopharyngeal Cancer

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Epiglottis structureLeft piriform fossaPosterior wall of hypopharynxRight piriform fossa

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Microenvironmental genomic alterations and clinicopathological behavior in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
CONTEXT Carcinogens associated with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) genesis should inflict genomic alterations not… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Deregulated minichromosomal maintenance protein MCM7 contributes to oncogene driven tumorigenesis
Minichromosomal maintenance protein 7 (MCM7) is an essential component of the replication helicase complex (MCM2-7) required for… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Rotterdam and Brussels CT-based neck nodal delineation compared with the surgical levels as defined by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Risk factors for wound infection in head and neck cancer surgery: A prospective study
The goal of this prospective study is to determine risk factors for wound infections (WI) for patients with head and neck cancer… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The proximal probe in esophageal pH monitoring: development of a normative database.
Review
1996
Review
1996
Helical (spiral) CT of the upper airway with three-dimensional imaging: technique and clinical assessment.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the application of helical CT-generated three-dimensional images of the upper… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Dose-response for local control with hyperfractionated radiation therapy in advanced carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tracts: preliminary report of radiation therapy oncology group protocol 83…
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Guidelines for radiotherapeutic techniques for cervical metastases from an unknown primary.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Carbogen breathing during radiation therapy-the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Study.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Growth and spread of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma with reflections on the effect of preoperative irradiation. 139 cases studied by whole organ serial sectioning.
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