Head and Neck Malignancies Are Mostly from Dermatological Origin
| Autor: | Alhassan Ali Alghamdi, Muteb Saad Alqhtani, Thamer Hassan Mobarki, Anas Mustafa Makhdoum, Noora Ahmed Alhammadi, Omar Khalid Alghamdi, Najmah Khalaf Allah Altwairgi, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Alzahim, Rana Abualqasim Kudam, Duaa Salem Balkhi, Sakhr Ahmed Dawari, Jenan Abdulfatah Alfehaid, Fatema Khalifa Bindayna, Mayada Salem Alwafi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Larynx
Nasal cavity medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Head and neck cancer Pharynx Cancer medicine.disease Head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma Radiation therapy Paranasal sinuses medicine.anatomical_structure otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine. 70:652-657 |
| ISSN: | 2090-7125 1687-2002 |
| DOI: | 10.12816/0043820 |
| Popis: | Head and neck cancer includes epithelial malignancies of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT), including the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx; and, as the sixth most common cancer worldwide, head and neck cancer represents about 6% of solid tumors. Advances in surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy have improved locoregional control, survival, and quality of life. The outcomes of these treatment modalities have shifted the focus of curative efforts from radical ablation to preservation and restoration of function. This evolution has been documented in the pages of Cancer for the past 6 decades. The median age of diagnosis is in the sixth decade of life, and there is a large male-to-female predominance. Although there has been a slight decrease in overall incidence of head and neck cancer over the past two decades, an increase in base of tongue and tonsillar cancer recently has been observed. |
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