title: Microscopically diagnosed head and neck cancers in the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
abstract: A retrospective study of 1000 cases of microscopically diagnosed head and neck cancers in the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur was done. Head and neck neoplasms comprise 7.1% of all tumours diagnosed in this Hospital and the commonest sites of involvement are the nasopharynx (29.1%), cervical lymph nodes (22.6%), oral cavity (10.2%), thyroid (8.2%) and skin (6.5%). Histologically, 87% of tumours are epithelial in nature. The results of this study show that nasopharyngeal carcinoma is commonest in Chinese males, while oral and laryngeal malignancies occur more frequently in Indians.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jayalakshmi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pathmanathan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D001706:Biopsy; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies