Hypopharyngeal cancer differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
Hypopharyngeal carcinoma must be differentiated from accessory salivary gland tumor, lymphoma, and retropharyngeal abscess.
Differentiating Hypopharyngeal Cancer from other Diseases
Hypopharyngeal carcinoma must be differentiated from:[1]
- Non squamous cell tumor (Accessory salivary gland tumor)
- Lymphoma
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Hypopharyngeal lymphoma
- Chordoma
References
- ↑ Hypophrayngeal carcinoma Differential diagnosis. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/hypopharyngeal-squamous-cell-carcinoma