Prevalence and major causative factors of upper aerodigestive tract malignancies

Pooja, Pradeep; Andrews, Chakramakal Joseph; Arjun, Gopinatha Menon; Vinayakumar, Arayamparambil Rajagopalan

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2016.1507201595

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“…17 51 cases presented in stage III and IV of the disease, showing that most of the cases presented in advanced stage of the disease. This was similar to a study by Pooja et al 15 Cases with nasal cavity and paranasal sinus malignancy presented early as they had complaints of nasal bleeding. Majority of the cases where malignant lesion was found in other sites of upper aerodigestive tract presented late, in advanced stages of the disease as the symptoms which were produced from these lesions were not alarming.…”

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“…Hence, carcinomas in these sites are associated with chewing of causative agents such as tobacco or pan. 15 In 24 patients, malignant lesion was seen in the larynx. Hence, larynx was the second most common site to be involved by malignancy in the upper aero-digestive tract in our study.…”

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“…Poor socio-economic status is said to be associated with more head and neck cancers, especially owing to dietary factors and poor nutrition. 15 The causes for high prevalence of cancer in rural India are a combination of lack of awareness among people regarding health issues, self-neglect, late presentation, lack of infrastructure at rural areas, lack of information about benefits of early diagnosis, prevalence of alternative systems and quacks who do not have any knowledge of cancer and its management, prevalent tobacco and alcohol use, poverty and resource crunch. In the rural areas, many people consider cancer as a communicable disease and consider it a taboo, which could lead to isolation of the individual and their family due to lack of knowledge.…”

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Anatomical site-wise distribution of upper aerodigestive tract malignancies in a rural population

Shariff

2018

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: Upper aerodigestive tract malignancies constitute approximately 4% of all malignancies. These include cancers of the various sites of the upper aerodigestive tract where malignant lesions can be found such as the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oral cavity and it's sub-sites, oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx. Malignancies of these sites are found to be common in people from lower socio-economic strata. Tobacco and alcohol are considered as risk factors for it's development. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient section for a period of 1 years 10 months from October 2014 to July 2016. During the study period, 100 cases that were diagnosed as having upper aerodigestive tract malignancy by histopathology were included in the study group. The aim of this study is to determine the epidemiology, clinical features and anatomical site-wise distribution of malignancy in the study group. Results: Oral cavity was the commonest site where malignancy developed in the upper aerodigestive tract followed by the larynx. Malignant disease was more common in males and in the elderly. Majority of the patients who developed malignancy had history of tobacco and alcohol consumption. Conclusions: Oral cavity malignancy is common in rural population, is associated with tobacco chewing and is more common in elderly male.

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