Hypopharyngeal tumour: Laser Excision of Primary with Radical neck Dissection

Abstract

A 43 years old patient, peshe Imam by prfession, presented with 6 months history of neck swelling. He had a small lesion in the lateral wall of left pyriform fossa. Biopsy reprt revealed squamous cell carcinoma and was staged TNM. As per patients requirement of saving his larynx, laser excision of the primary and radical neck dissection wa done instead of standard partial phyrngeal and enck dissection. Two years follow up showed no recurrence.