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Postcricoid region

Known as: Lower Hypopharyngeal Region, cricopharynx, postcricoid 
The portion of the hypopharynx that is located posteriorly to the larynx.
National Institutes of Health

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Malignant neoplasm of postcricoid regionPostcricoid CarcinomaPostcricoid Squamous Cell Carcinomahypopharynx

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2006
2006
Swallowing Function Outcomes Following Nonsurgical Therapy for Advanced-Stage Laryngeal Carcinoma
The purposes of this study were to (1) evaluate swallowing function using both subjective and objective measures in patients… 
2000
2000
Granular cell tumor of the hypopharynx treated by endoscopic CO2 laser excision: Report of two cases
Granular cell tumor (GCT), or Abrikossoff's tumor, is an unusual lesion probably arising from Schwann cells. It is frequently… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
An unusual case of stridor due to osteophytes of the cervical spine: (Forestier's disease)
Abstract Stridor is a noisy breathing caused by compromised airway in the larynx and trachea. The causes can either be due to… 
1998
1998
Clinical evoked electromyography for recurrent laryngeal nerve preservation: Use of an endotracheal tube electrode and a postcricoid surface electrode
INTRODUCTION Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands is fraught with the possibility of iatrogenic or incidental injury to… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Experience with two types of electromyography monitoring electrodes during thyroid surgery.
Review
1994
Review
1994
Adenocarcinoma arising in an oesophageal colonic interposition graft
Abstract This case report describes the rare complication of an adenocarcinoma developing in a colonic interposition graft 20… 
1992
1992
Postcricoid surface laryngeal electrode
Progress in identification of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid and parathyroid surgery has lagged behind the… 
1979
1979
Surgical management of hypopharyngeal cancer. Particular reference to the gastric "pull-up" operation.
Between the years 1965 to 1977, 58 patients with advanced hypopharyngeal squamous carcinoma were treated by… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Pyriform Sinus Cancer: A Clinical and Laboratory Study
In our patient population, cancer of the hypopharynx arose 19 times as often in the pyriform sinus as in the postcricoid space… 
1974
1974
Cervical esophageal webs--a roentgenanatomic correlation. Observations on the pharyngoesophagus.
The incidence of pharyngoesophageal webs in 100 unselected patients with a large variety of gastrointestinal symptoms and in… 
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