250-251 / 2351
Incidence 9.4% 100.000 ab in France, 1%
100.000 ab USA
M:F=2:1
95% squamous cell carcinoma
Tobacco and alcohol are the 2 most important
risk factors
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
> 80% stage III-IV
5%
21%
74%
Piriform Sinus
Posterior pharyngeal wall
Post-cricoid region
Data from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, New York
HYPOPHARYNX
EPIDEMIOLOGY
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