title: An evaluation of the results of chemoradiotherapy and surgical treatment for hypopharyngeal cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to evaluate the efficacy chemoradiotherapy and surgical treatment in patients with hypopharyngeal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 2003 and July 2009, 48 patients (31 males, 17 females; mean age 55.5±13.4 years; range 29 to 84 years) who were diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer were retrospectively evaluated. The patients were assigned into surgery (n=17) and chemoradiotherapy (n=31) groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall survival of the patients with advanced disease in the surgery group was statistically higher than those in the chemoradiotherapy group. The recurrence rate of the patients was 35.3% in the surgery group, whereas it was 41.4% in the chemoradiotherapy group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study results indicated that the survival rates were higher in the surgery group. On the other hand, chemoradiotherapy had the advantage of laryngeal preservation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Rentıp Hospital, 16140 Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey. ugur_dr@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Ömer Afşın
authors.initials: ÖA
authors.lastname: Özmen
authors.forename: Candan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demiröz
authors.forename: Fikret
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kasapoğlu
authors.forename: Hamdi Hakan
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.forename: Lütfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014421:Turkey