[Therapy of advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma]

Patients with hypopharynx carcinoma underwent planned irradiation and surgical treatment (pharyngo-laryngectomy with uni- or bilateral neck dissection) with postoperative planned irradiation. One group of these patients was treated with intraarterial chemotherapy with Methotrexat prior to any other therapy. The group with intraarterial therapy followed by irradiation seems to give the best results.