Volume : IX, Issue : XII, December - 2019

CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER.

Prasanna Kumar. V, Dr. Srinivasan

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INTRODUCTION: Head and neck cancers are one of the foremost common cancers worldwide and its incidence is reported to be increasing in resource–limited countries. Their definitive diagnosis is generally made by histological evaluation. Management and prognosis mostly rely on correct and timely identification. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study of histopathologically confirmed cases of head and neck cancers treated at Saveetha Medical College Hospital between August 2017 and October 2019. RESULTS: A total of 50 patients were studied. The overall mean age of these malignancies was 49.65. The lesions involving the site of Oropharynx was the most frequent with a frequency of 40%. Cigarette smoking (76.6 %) and heavy alcohol consumption (69.9 %) were the most frequently identified risk factors for head and neck cancer. CONCLUSION: This study has confirmed that carcinomas stay the foremost frequent cancers of the head and neck region.

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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER., PRASANNA KUMAR.V, Dr. SRINIVASAN INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-12 | December-2019

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