Abstract
It is a well known fact that hypopharyngeal cancer patients are often associated with esophageal cancer. We therefore performed laryngeal preservation therapy in 5 patients who suffer from double cancer of the hypopharynx and esophagus. These five patients had both early hypopharyngeal cancer and advanced esophageal cancer. During the operation, the hypopharyngeal cancer lesion was removed using laser surgery. Next, the esophageal cancer was resected and the anal site of the esophagus was closed. Thereafter, secondary anastomosis of the esophagus with the gastric tube via the posterior mediastinal route was done at a later date. The postoperative states of the patients were uneventful and no complications were observed.
