Early symptoms of hypopharyngeal cancer mainly manifest as pharyngeal foreign body sensation, sore throat and cough, which account for about 40% of all patients who consult the doctor. Hypopharyngeal cancer accounts for about 0.8%~1.5% of head and neck malignant tumors, and it is more common in males, with the average age of onset at 60~65 years old. More than 95% are squamous cell carcinoma. Early symptoms mainly include foreign body sensation in throat, sore throat and cough, and in late stage, patients will have hoarseness, choking in drinking water, difficulty in swallowing, difficulty in breathing, and when tumor necrosis is combined with infection, the exhaled gas will have a peculiar smell or malodorous smell. In addition, patients with hypopharyngeal cancer are prone to neck lymph node metastasis, and more than 50% of patients will have enlarged neck lymph nodes. Sometimes the primary foci are smaller, and enlarged neck lymph nodes will appear. If related symptoms occur, please seek medical treatment in time.