Treatment of Stage I Hypopharyngeal Cancer

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment of stage I hypopharyngeal cancer may include the following:

• Laryngopharyngectomy and neck dissection with or without high-dose radiation therapy to the lymph nodes of the neck.
• Partial laryngopharyngectomy with or without high-dose radiation therapy to the lymph nodes on both sides of the neck.

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