Pattern of male genitourinary cancer
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The genitourinary cancer accounts for the largest group of male cancers even more than the head and neck cancers. Cancer data from Rajasthan are limited. Aim: To determine the pattern of male genitourinary cancers in Jaipur region. Materials and Methods: Study has been conducted at N.I.M.S Medical College Jaipur for the year 2011-2015. Only histologically or cytologically proven cases have been included in the study. Results: Total cases studied - 34924. Total numbers of male genito-urinary cancer cases were 329 which form 18.81% of all cases in males. Prostate forms 50.46%, urinary bladder forms 24.925, testis forms 10.33%, kidney forms 7.29% and penis forms 6.99%. Conclusion: Male genitourinary tract cancer forms the largest over all groups. Prostate and urinary bladder show amongst the highest figures. Intensive case control studies are required to find out the cause of this high frequency.
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Sunil Agarwal, Shirin Khanna, Gaurav Kumar Nirwal
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