Nodal patterns in carcinoma larynx and hypopharynx

The therapeutic choice for a malignant neoplasm is usually governed by the probability and location of lymph mode metastases. In the present study 47 cases of carcinoma larynx and 44 cases of carcinoma hypopharynx were throughly investigated and reviewed. Among the laryngeal malignancies supra glottic and transglottic tumours were equally frequent (46.8%). Among the hypopharyngeal malignancies, pyriform fossae were most frequently invloved (90.9%). In laryngeal malignancies (51.06%) as well as hypopharangeal malignancies (77.27%) T4 tumour were more common. Overall incidence of cervical metastases was (63.83%) in laryngeal carcinoma and (45.45%) in hypopharyngeal carcinoma respectively.