title: Pattern of ear, nose, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus(enplo) cancers in a rural based hospital.
abstract: A total of 1527 cases of total body cancer (TBC) presented at M G I M S between 1(st) Jan. 1992 to 30(th) April 1999. ENPLO cancers comprised 656 (42.9%)casees. Ca cervix was the commonest cancer amongst TBC comprising 15.3% cases. Ca oral cavity was the commoncest among ENPLO cancers comprising 24.3% cases followed by Ca oesophagus comprising 19.1% Ca oropharynx comprising 16.9%, Ca hypopharynx comprising 13.4%, Ca larynx comprising 11.3% and Ca Nose and PNS comprising 5.7% cases. ENPLI cancers constiuted the major burden of TBC in our hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, MGIMS, Sevagram, 442102 Wardha (M.S..), India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Puttewar
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Raizada
keywords: ENPLO cancer; Total Body Cancer