title: Pattern of head and neck malignancies in eastern part of Nepal.
abstract: The term head and neck refers to the upper aerodigestive tract, the salivary glands, the thyroid, parathyroid glands, the sino-nasal tract and the skin of the head and neck region. Malignancies at these sites are important due to the divergence in their behaviors and prognosis. A retrospective, cross sectional, series of cases were studied to determine the pattern of head and neck malignancies in our department from January, 2005 to July, 2006. A total of 90 cases of head and neck malignancies proven on histopathology were studied. Pharynx 25 (27.78%) was the commonest site involved by cancer. In the pharynx, malignancies at the nasopharyngeal region contributed to the bulk of the tumor constituting 12 (48.00%). Histopathologically, squamous cell carcinoma was seen in 61, (67.77%) subjects. Most of the patients presented in IIIrd or IVth stage of disease. The commonest treatment strategy adopted was surgery with post operative radiotherapy. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a major concern in this part of the region.
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. dr_shyamtha@yahoo.mail
authors.forename: S Thapa
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chettri
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhandary
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nepal
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies