| Title | Prognostic factors for hypopharyngeal cancer: a univariate and multivariate study of 142 cases. | | Author(s) | Mochiki M, Sugasawa M, Nibu K, Asai M, Nakao K, Asakage T | | Institution | Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. mmochiki-tky@umin.ac.jp | | Source | Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2007 Dec; (559):136-44. | | Abstract | CONCLUSIONS: Reduction of distant metastases is essential for better survival. Effective adjuvant chemotherapy should be developed for patients with advanced primary disease (T>2) as well as for patients with advanced nodal status (N>0 or PLN>2).
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors for hypopharyngeal cancer.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: In all, 142 previously untreated patients were analyzed retrospectively; 75% of the cases were stage III or IV. Surgical resection was administered as primary treatment to 116 of the patients (82%), while 26 patients (18%) underwent primary radiotherapy.
RESULTS: The cause-specific 5-year actuarial survival was 46.3%. Distant metastases were the most frequent (23%) cause of failure, followed by local recurrence (15%), and regional recurrence (13%). Cox's regression analysis showed that the significant factors affecting cause-specific survival were N classification, T classification, number of pathological lymph node metastases (PLN), lymphatic invasion, and positive surgical margin. Similarly, T classification and PLN affected distant metastases. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 18340585 |
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