RESUMO
Two cases of biopsy-proven mycosis fungoides are described. Case 1 appears to be the first reported instance of mycosis fungoides in the maxillary sinus. Case 2 involves persistently recurring lesions within the oral cavity, which appear to have been placed in a long-term remission by a full course of cobalt irradiation therapy to the entire oral cavity.
Assuntos
Seio Maxilar/patologia , Micose Fungoide/patologia , Neoplasias dos Seios Paranasais/patologia , Neoplasias da Língua/patologia , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Palatinas/patologiaAssuntos
Carcinoma/ultraestrutura , Neoplasias Parotídeas/ultraestrutura , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
In the rural areas of developing countries, modern medical facilities are well below optimum levels and death registration is not mandatory. In India, as a result of such a situation, very few studies have been undertaken on the incidence of cancer in the rural population, though 80% of the people live in villages. The paper presents cancer incidence rates observed in a rural area of India by means of a method involving the use of paramedical personnel for initial screening, to minimize the cost. A statistical evaluation of the results shows that the method can be used for registering common sites of cancer in an area where conventional cancer registration methods are not applicable.