%0 Journal Article
%T Hypopharyngeal Cancer: Epidemiological, Clinical and Paraclinical Aspects at the University Hospital Center (CHU) Gabriel Toure in Bamako
%A K. Doumbia-Singare
%A F. I. Kone
%A M. Doumbia
%A B. Guindo
%A S. Soumaoro
%A N. Cisse
%A N. F. Konate
%A K. Diarra
%A M. Sangare
%A S.-K. Timbo
%A M. Keita
%A A. G. Mohamed
%J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
%P 46-51
%@ 2168-5460
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijohns.2020.91007
%X Introduction: Hypopharyngeal cancers are ubiquitous cancers. These are very lymphophilic cancers; cervical lymph node metastases are present in 60% to 80% of patients at the time of diagnosis. Alcohol and tobacco have been implicated in their genesis. Objective: To study the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical aspects of hypopharyngeal cancer in the ENT department of the CHU Gabriel Toure. Patients and Methods: It is a retrospective and prospective quantitative study covering a period of 4 years from June 2014 to July 2018; all patients who presented with hypopharyngeal cancer were included. Results: Thirty-five (35) patients were collected during the study period. The mean age of the patients was 44 ¡À 14 years with extremes of 16 and 78 years. The sex ratio was 0.47. Dysphagia was the reason for consultation at 100%. The average consultation time was 14 months, with extremes of 3 to 26 months. Smoking intoxication was found in 13 patients. The piriform sinus was interested in 52%. More than half of the patients were received at the advanced stage (T3 - T4). The histology was dominated by the well-differentiated epidermal carcinoma (91%). Conclusion: Hypopharyngeal cancer is common and occurs at all ages. T3 - T4 tumors are bad factors, hence early diagnosis and appropriate management are important for improving the prognosis.
%K Cancer
%K Hypopharynx
%K Imaging
%K Endoscopy
%K Histology
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=97976