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. 2008 Jan-Feb;74(1):68-73.
doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30753-9.

Epidemiologic evaluation of head and neck patients in a university hospital of Northwestern São Paulo State

Larissa de Melo Alvarenga  1 , Mariangela Torreglosa Ruiz, Erika Cristina Pavarino-Bertelli, Maurício José Cabral Ruback, José Victor Maniglia, Maria Goloni-Bertollo
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Epidemiologic evaluation of head and neck patients in a university hospital of Northwestern São Paulo State

Larissa de Melo Alvarenga et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Head and neck cancer accounts for nearly 200.000 new cases worldwide. A mean of 13.470 new cases of cancer in the oral cavity for 100.000 inhabitants is observed in Brazil.

Aim: To analyze clinical and epidemiological aspects in patients consulted in the Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ward in a University hospital of Northwestern São Paulo, Brazil.

Materials and methods: A total of 427 patients consulted in the hospital in the period from 2000 to 2005 were investigated. The variables analyzed included: age, gender, occupation, skin color, tobacco and alcohol consumption, primary site of the tumor, clinical staging, degree of histological differentiation and outcome. The data was analyzed by descriptive and exploratory statistics.

Results: Prevalence was found among men (86%), white color (90%), smokers (83.37%), and alcoholics (65.80%); the average age was 61 years, 24.25% of men were farmers and 60% of women, housekeepers. Primary site of tumor was usually in the oral cavity (35.37%), with histological squamous cell. The incidence of deaths was 164.

Conclusion: This study has provided the profile of the patients assisted in this hospital; moreover, it has contributed to outline further programs for preventing this disease.

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