hypopharyngeal cancer; cancer of the hypopharynx
Medical term for cancer occurring in the hypopharynx, the lower part of the throat.
Surgery and radiation therapy are used to treat hypopharyngeal cancer.
He was diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer.
Pharyngeal cancer in general; 下咽頭癌 specifies the lower part (hypopharynx).
Laryngeal cancer, affecting the voice box, which is adjacent but distinct from the hypopharynx.
Standard kanji spelling for medical contexts.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used in patient-facing materials.
Katakana spelling for がん, sometimes seen in informal or explanatory contexts.
Compound of 下 (lower) + 咽頭 (pharynx) + 癌 (cancer). A straightforward medical term.