EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRENDS AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF OTORHINOLARYNGEAL MALIGNANCIES IN TAMIL NADU-A FIVE YEARS STUDY

Vajravelu Jayanthi

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRENDS AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF OTORHINOLARYNGEAL MALIGNANCIES IN TAMIL NADU-A FIVE YEARS STUDY

Vajravelu Jayanthi

Abstract :

Introduction:Otorhinolaryngeal cancers (ORLC)constitute 6^thcommonest malignancy in the world accounting for 23% of men and 6% of women in India. Materials and Methods:A 5year retrospective study was conducted in Govt Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital, Tamilnadu. A total of 797 biopsies from the ENT Department were received in the Department of Pathology and were analysed based on the age and sex of the patient,site of the lesion and histopathological diagnosis.Results:Out of 797 biopsies,177 were reported as malignant lesions of which 120 were men and 57 were women. Oralcavity cancer was the mostcommon site of malignancy involved with anterior2/3^rdtongue as the commonest subsite.Larynx was the second commonest site involved with supraglottis being the commonest subsite.Mostcommon histopathological diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma(SCC) GradeII. Conclusion:Adequate cancer awareness and health education programmes should be conducted to tackle head and neck cancers which will help to achieve a better survival rate by identifying ORLC at an early stage.