The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between HPV16 infection, p16 protein expression and prognosis in patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Totally 46 cases of hypopharyngeal carcinoma specimens were selected from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2011 in Tangshan Union Hospital. PCR-reverse dot blot hybridization was used to detect infection of HPV16, and SP immunohistochemica...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to compare the treatment outcomes for locally advanced resectable hypopharyngeal cancer between organ-preserving chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and surgery followed by radiotherapy (SRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed 91 patients with stage III/IV hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiotherapy (RT). In the CRT group (n=34), 18 patients were ...

BACKGROUND Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has been used as a novel procedure for the resection of laryngopharyngeal cancers with promising outcomes. There are several studies proposing the benefit of combining TORS with a carbon dioxide (CO2 ) laser in resecting upper aerodigestive tract tumors. The purpose of this study was to illustrate transoral robot-assisted carbon dioxide laser surgery ...