title: [Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract. Global study of 2418 cases].
abstract: The authors present the general results of a retrospective study on 2418 patients treated between 1976 and 1980. Primaries were located on buccopharynx in 51% of cases, pharyngolarynx in 45% and nasopharynx or nasal and paranasal cavities in 4%. Two out of 3 tumours were classified T3 T4 (UICC 1979) and 1 out of 2 patients presented with palpable cervical lymph nodes. Taking into account persistent diseases and recurrences, failure at primary sites occurred in 40% of patients, in the neck in 20%, distant metastases in 10%. Synchronous and/or metachronous cancers were observed in 1 out of 3 patients. Actuarial survival rates were 2/3 at 1 year, 1/3 at 3 years, 1/4 at 5 years and 1/7 at 8 years. Endolaryngeal tumours had the best prognosis while hypopharyngeal tumours had the worst prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL et de carcinologie cervico-maxillo-faciale, centre Oscar-Lambret, Lille, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cambier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coche-Dequeant
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joveniaux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lesoin-Montaigne
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buisset
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prevost
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caty
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Castelain
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vankemmel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Les cancers des voies aérodigestives supérieures. Etude globale de 2418 dossiers.