Carcinomatous changes in pharyngeal diverticula.
This paper presents a 10-year review of 70 patients treated for pharyngeal diverticula at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. The presenting symptoms, diagnosis and the different methods used to treat them are discussed. The incidence of carcinomatous changes occurring in these pouches is noted and three such cases are documented.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*