Carcinoma larynx--topographical distribution.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
One hundred and sixty subjects were included in our study, collected from four hospitals in Dhaka City. The mean age (+/- SD) of study subjects were 54.67 +/- 11.27 years. Out of 160 subjects 155 was males and 5 were females, and male to female ratio was 311. The highest number of study subjects was related to cultivation (40.62%). The majority of study subjects were from the low socio-economic status (68.72%). Carcinoma larynx is a multifactorial disease. Smoking and chewing habit are the most important factors associated with carcinoma larynx. Most of the male (93.12%) subjects were smoker. One hundred and fifteen (71.87%) subjects were found chewing habit of betel leaves with other ingredients. Hoarseness of voice was the commonest symptom 65.62%. Regional distribution of tumour showed supraglottic carcinoma topping the list (69.38%) followed by glottic carcinoma (30.62%) and there was no subglottic carcinoma. Site involvement in supraglottic carcinoma was found in combined location topping the list (89.20%). In glottic carcinoma majority was found glottic with supraglottic extension (65.31%). In majority cases growth were exophytic 52.50%. Palpable lymph mode was found in 48.75% of cases. All the carcinoma of larynx was found histologically of squamous cell type.
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Areca
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Nicotiana
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Laríngeas
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Distribuição por Sexo
Limite:
Aged80
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
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