Carcinoma in a long-standing pharyngeal diverticulum.
A brief review of carcinomas arising in pharyngeal diverticula is given. An 80-year-old patient is described who has survived 3 years after operative removal of a diverticulum containing a carcinoma. The seriousness of the condition is shown by the mortality rate which has been reported as 65 per cent within 2 years.
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery