Definitive Radiotherapy with or without Concomitant or Induction Chemotherapy in Patients with Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Single Center Study in Iran

Background: Hypopharyngeal carcinoma (HPC) is a rare head and neck cancer which poses many therapeutic challenges. There is limited evidence regarding the outcomes of HPC treatment in Iran. Method: In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated patients treated with chemoradiation or radiation alone, between 2007 and 2016 in the radiation oncology ward of a cancer institute affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The design of...