Hypopharyngeal Cancers

What are the symptoms of hypopharyngeal cancers?

Hypopharyngeal cancers are usually silent in the early stages. Larger tumours are responsible for majority of patient’s complaints. Patients may complain of:

1. Persistent sore throat
2. Difficulty swallowing
3. Persistent feeling of lump in throat
4. Persistent earache
5. Blood in saliva or sputum
6. Change in voice
7. Lump in the neck (which usually indicates a spread of the cancer to the lymph nodes)