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hypopharyngeal cancer  

Definition

  • HYPOPHARYNGEAL CANCER IS a disease affecting the hypopharynx, which is a tube linking the pharynx (throat) with the esophagus (muscular tube carrying food to the stomach). The cancer manifests itself in the form of thin, flat squamous cells that line the affected part of the hypopharynx. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Hypopharyngeal Cancer]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MTMCK4V7-7

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