Primary head and neck cancers in Jos; Nigeria: A re-visit
West Afr. j. med
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25(2): 92-100, 2006.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Background:
To document the pattern of primary head and neck cancers in Jos; Nigeria. StudyDesign:
A record-based study of head and neck cancers histologically diagnosed at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH); Jos; between January 1987 and December 2002.Results:
A total of 710 cases (over 44 cases per year) were diagnosed; with a rising trend. The most common sites for cancer were the eyes (15.4); lymph nodes (12.4); thyroid gland (11.8) and the oral cavity (7.6). Carcinomas 432(60.8); lymphomas 119(16.8) and sarcomas 105(14.8) were the commonly reported cancers. Carcinomas were most commonly reported in the thyroid gland (19.2); oral cavity (10.2) and the eyes (9.5). AIDS-related cancers constituted 12.3of all head and neck cancers and were commonly reported in the 3rd decade of life. This is higher than the 10.9and 7.6previously reported for Jos (p=0.89) and Maiduguri (p=0.034) respectively. Carcinomas were associated with alcohol use and tobacco smoking (p0.001); while kaposi sarcoma was more associated with HIV-positive patients than squamous cell carcinoma (p
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Language:
English
Journal:
West Afr. j. med
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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