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The postcricoid region of the

hypopharynx includes the

mucosa and submucosa

extending from the inferior

aspect of the arytenoids to the

bottom of the cricoid cartilage.

The lateral margins merge with

the medial wall of each pyriform

sinus at approximately that

level where the cricoid cartilage

makes an anterior bend.

Planning CT