Hypopharyngeal cancers are usually seen in the middle-aged group and elderly, with the incidence rising above the age of 40. Men are more commonly affected than women with a 3:1 ratio. It accounts for 7% of all cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract.
The hypopharynx is the most inferior part of the pharynx that leads into the esophagus.
It consists of 3 parts:
Head & Senior Consultant
MBBS (Hons), PhD (Cambridge), FRCS (Gen), FAMS
Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Thyroid, Skin & Melanoma, Salivary Glands, Head & Neck (including Melanoma)
Senior Consultant
MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)
Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery
MBBS, MMed(Surgery), FRCS(Edinburgh)
Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery, Head & Neck
MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), MMED(ORL), FAMS(ORL)
2MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)
MBBS (Australia)BDSMDS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) (Singapore)
Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery, Salivary Glands
MBBS, MRCS (Ireland), MMED (ORL)
MBBS, FRCS (Ed), FAMS, PhD
Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Thyroid (Endoscopic) & Parathyroid Surgery, Salivary Glands
Consultant
BSc (Hons), MD, MRCS(Glasg), MMed (ORL), FAMS (ORL)
Clinical Interests: Head & Neck
MD, MMed (Surgery), FRCS (Edin)
Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Salivary Gland Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, Parathyroid Surgery