Head and Neck Cancer in Haiti: A Case Series from Hopital de L’Universite d’Etat d’Haiti

Autor: Christina S. Kong, David K. Walmer, Maxwell P. Kligerman, Patrick Jean-Gilles, Anahuma Alexandre, Adam J. Gomez, Anna H. Messner, Murray A. Mittleman, Mack L. Cheney
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Otolaryngology, Vol 2018 (2018)
International Journal of Otolaryngology
ISSN: 1687-9201
DOI: 10.1155/2018/9429287
Popis: This manuscript characterizes the demographics, presenting symptoms and risk factors of patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer at Hopital de L’Universite d’Etat d’Haiti (HUEH), Haiti’s single largest healthcare facility. We conducted a prospective study of patients who presented to HUEH between January and March of 2016 with a lesion of the head or neck suspicious for cancer. All patients who met eligibility criteria received a biopsy, which was interpreted by a Haitian pathologist and when the specimen was available was confirmed by a team of pathologists from Stanford University. A total of 34 participants were identified. The biopsy-confirmed diagnoses were squamous cell carcinoma (n=7), benign (n=7), large cell lymphoma (n=2), ameloblastoma (n=2), pleomorphic adenoma (n=1), and adenocarcinoma (n=1). Fourteen patients were unavailable for biopsy. Patients with head and neck cancer had a mean age of 63.4 years, were majority male (62.5%), waited on average 10.9 months to seek medical attention, and most commonly presented with T-stage 3 or higher disease (87.5%). By characterizing patterns of head and neck cancer at HUEH we hope to facilitate efforts to improve early detection, diagnosis, and management of this important public health condition.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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