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CC BY 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2023; 44(01): 054-065
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759504
Review Article

Imaging Recommendations for Diagnosis, Staging and Management of Larynx and Hypopharynx Cancer

Arpita Sahu
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Abhishek Mahajan
2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom
,
Delnaz Palsetia
3   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Richa Vaish 
4   Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Mumbai, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Sarbani Ghosh Laskar 
5   Department of Radiation Oncology, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Jyoti Kumar 
6   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
,
Namita Kamath
7   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Southend University Hospital, Southend, United Kingdom
,
Ashu Seith Bhalla
8   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Diva Shah
9   Departmentof Radiodiagnosis, HCG Cancer Centre, Gujarat, India
,
Amit Sahu
10   Department of Neuro and Peripheral Interventional Radiology, Neuro and Peripheral Interventional Radiology, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Ujjwal Agarwal
3   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Aditi Venkatesh
3   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Suman Kumar Ankathi
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Amit Janu
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Vasundhara Patil
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Tejas H. Kapadia 
11   Children's X-ray Department/Academic Unit of Paediatric Radiology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
,
Munita Bal
12   Department of Pathology, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Shwetabh Sinha
5   Department of Radiation Oncology, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Kumar Prabhash
13   Department of Medical Oncology, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
A. K. Dcruz
14   Department of Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

We discussed the imaging recommendations for diagnosis, staging, and management of larynx and hypopharynx cancer. Carcinoma of the larynx is a common cancer, with males being affected more. Hypopharyngeal carcinoma is less common than laryngeal malignancies. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histological type. Nonsquamous cell malignant lesions are rare and mostly submucosal lesions. Clinical examination and endoscopy play an integral role in its detection and staging. Imaging also plays a major role in its staging, including local disease extent, nodal and distant metastatic status, as well as to assess response to therapy. Follow-up of treated cases and differentiation of recurrence from post treatment changes can be done on imaging. Early stage disease is treated with single modalities such as radiotherapy or surgery. Advanced disease is treated with multimodality of either chemoradiotherapy or surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy.

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general surgery - pathology - radiology

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The article is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Each author participated sufficiently for the work to be submitted. Publication is approved by all authors.




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