Clinicopathological study of benign and malignant head and neck tumours
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Head and neck cancer are amongst the commonest malignancy in India, accounting for around 20% cancer burden in India. Swelling is the frequently found presentation of patients seen in clinical practice. A spectrum of pathological lesions can be presented in this form. It ranges from simple benign lesions to highly malignant manifestations. Aim: An attempt has been made to correlate clinical presentation and histopathological diagnosis. Method: A study of 121 cases has been carried out at MIMSR Medical College, Latur, during two year duration [July 2011 to June 2013]. Patients were thoroughly examined at various clinical departments and their biopsies were sent to and processed at the histopathology section, Pathology department. Observations: Out of these 121 cases, 86 were males and 35 were females. In our study, tumours of oral cavity constituted the maximum no. followed by soft tissues of neck, skin and salivary glands in decreasing order of frequency. Benign tumours comprised 52% while malignant tumours also had a significant rate of 48%. Conclusion: The most common malignant tumour is squamous cell carcinoma at oral cavity followed by skin. Malignant tumours are common in elderly and benign tumours are common in middle aged. It is thus of advantage if routine check-ups could be instituted to patients age >40 years will benefit from this avenue for early detection of the disease, as early diagnosis significantly lowers the fatality rate of head and neck carcinoma.
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Sarita D Dakhure, Raviraj R Naik
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