ABSTRACT
In the years 1946-1995 in Karol Marcinkowski University School of Medical Sciences, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery the long term results on 2223 patients with laryngeal cancer treated surgically according to the age were evaluated. Five year survival rates after total laryngectomy in elderly persons was 44.2%. Five year survival rates (67.7%) after partial laryngectomy justify their application in suitably chosen cases of cancer of the larynx.
Subject(s)
Laryngeal Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Age Distribution , Aged , Humans , Laryngeal Neoplasms/mortality , Laryngectomy/methods , Middle Aged , Poland/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Survival RateABSTRACT
The analysis of 191 patients with primary tongue carcinoma treated in ENT Clinic of Medical Academy in Poznan during the years 1963-1987 was presented. Since 1983 there were the dramatic increase in patients number. The patients age was between 20 and 87. Statistically significant was the males number. The half of the patients were in their 6th decade of life. In the last 5 years period the patients were younger of mean 5 years. Their symptoms lasted about 4 months. The earliest was the tongue pain. Tobacco smokers and alcoholics predominated. The localizations were in general on the edge and on the basal part of the tongue. Histologically the most frequent was the planoepithelial cancer in the second clinical stage. The 5 years survival rate was about 20%.
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Tongue Neoplasms/epidemiology , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Poland , Sex Factors , Space-Time Clustering , Tongue Neoplasms/diagnosis , Tongue Neoplasms/surgery , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
A group of 143 women with larynx cancer operated upon in ENT Clinic of Medical Academy in Poznan during the years 1946-87 was described. The statistical analysis was performed as regards to age, localization, clinical stage, surgery, five years survival, occupation and tobacco smoking. The results were compared with those of 2184 larynx cancer men treated in the same time. Women constituted 6.1% surgically treated population. The number of women with larynx cancer continually increased. The age 21-40 prevailed. The glottic part of the larynx was the most affected. The percentage of women in II clinical stadium was higher. Five years survival rate was the same in both groups. Any type of occupation in the women group prevailed. Women like men were strong tobacco smokers.
