Abstract
Observation of swallowing movement was done using X-ray TV in 160 patients including 14 cases of the malignancy in the hypopharynx and the esophagus and following results were obtained.
1. There js a possibility that the so-called “foreign body sensation” could be the initial symptom of the malignancy in this region.
2. X ray examination, as first choice and then endoscopy if necessary as a result of X ray examination should be done in such patients as a routine examination.
3. Pharyngeal stasis was very frequently observed in the malignancy in this region.
