title: [Multiple malignant tumors combined with oral cancer from annual of the pathological autopsy cases in Japan, 1984-1988].
abstract: During the 5-year period from 1984 to 1988, a total of 944 cases had been presented multiple (3 or more) primary malignant tumors in annual of the pathological autopsy cases in Japan. Forty-one cases (4.3%) had lip and oral cancer. Of this group, triple were described 36 cases, quadruple 3 cases and more discrete multiple 2 cases, respectively. It is more frequent in men than in women, the ratio being 12.7:1. The age range is from 34 to 86 years with a mean of 66.9 years. In these cases with oral cancer, the another primary site is almost always found in digestive system (90.2%), e.g. esophagus (36.6%), stomach (34.1%) and colon and rectum (34.1%).
authors: The Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Takita
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Taniguchi
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Lin
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ohmae
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Machiya
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kawamoto
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Okunishi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sakuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors