title: [Hospital register for upper aerodigestive tract malignancies in health care in Zamora. A discriptive study].
abstract: Incidence of malignant tumours of the upper digestive tract and airway (naso-endooropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, oral cavity, salivary glands and neck tumours of unknown origin) from 1992 to 1994 in Zamora's Sanitary Area (Virgen de la Concha Hospital) is evaluated. Geographic distribution according to the residence, tumour sitting, age and staging of the growth is exposed. The incidence is estimated at 24.7 cases per 100.000 inhabitants and year (lymphomas excluded). Utility of the cancer register for clinic activity and epidemiological research is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Oncología Cervico-Facial, Unidad de Investigacíon Clínico-Epidemiológica del Area de Salud de Zamora.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pardal Refoyo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology