Prevalence of verrucous carcinoma in laryngeal cancers and their metastatic potential
Proceedings. 2006; 20 (1): 17-20
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ABSTRACT
To study the frequency of [1] Verrucous carcinoma in malignant laryngeal tumours [2] Lymph node metastasis in patients with laryngeal verrucous carcinoma. Descriptive study. Purposive type. Department of ENT and head and neck surgery, Pakistan institute of medical sciences, Islamabad. Period of study extended from 1St January 2001 to 31st December 2003. Frequency of verrucous carcinoma was evaluated among One hundred and twenty, [120] cases of malignant laryngeal tumours presented and primarily diagnosed in our ENT department. Cases of verrucous carcinoma were also evaluated for presence or absence of lymph node metastasis. Frequency of verrucous carcinoma in malignant laryngeal tumours was 2.5%. None of these patients had palpable lymph nodes at the time of presentation. Verrucous carcinoma in our population is relatively uncommon disease. Lymph node involvement is rare even with advanced t umours
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Assunto principal:
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Laríngeas
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Prevalência
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Linfonodos
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Metástase Neoplásica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Proceedings
Ano de publicação:
2006
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