Hypopharyngeal cancer historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2]

Overview

Hypopharyngeal Cancer is a rare type of malignant tumor. Hypopharyngeal cancer was discovered by Harrisson in 1970 with more than half in the postcricoid part.

Historical Perspective

Discovery

Hypopharyngeal cancer is a rare type of malignant tumor.
Hypopharyngeal cancer was first discovered by Harrisson in 1970 in London, UK at his clinic. He also described that about 60 percent of hypopharyngeal cancer were derived from the postcricoid area.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Helliwell TR (February 2003). “acp Best Practice No 169. Evidence based pathology: squamous carcinoma of the hypopharynx”. J. Clin. Pathol. 56 (2): 81–5. PMC 1769882. PMID 12560383.
↑ International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. doi:10.24327/IJRSR. ISSN 0976-3031. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[pmid12560383-1] Helliwell TR (February 2003). “acp Best Practice No 169. Evidence based pathology: squamous carcinoma of the hypopharynx”. J. Clin. Pathol. 56 (2): 81–5. PMC 1769882. PMID 12560383.

[2] International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. doi:10.24327/IJRSR. ISSN 0976-3031. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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Hypopharyngeal cancer historical perspective

Overview

Historical Perspective

Discovery

References

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