title: Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in a child.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx is extremely rare in children. We present a 13-year-old girl with squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx whose father was a coal-miner and a heavy smoker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University, Institute of Oncology, 06100 Ankara, Turkey. yavuzkoksal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varan
authors.forename: Sefik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoşal
authors.forename: Münevver
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukçu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D012307:Risk Factors