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Carcinoma of Larynx A Clinical Study | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 469-476 | ||
| Author | ||
| Sadiq Musa Ahmed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This thesis is a retrospective study of 270 patients with carcinoma of larynx admitted from January 2, 1991 to May 31, 1995 in E.N.T. - Head and Neck Surgery Center in Medical City in Baghdad. The age ranging between 5th – 8th decades with peak incidence in the 7th decade in males and 6th decade in females. 77.4% were males and 23.4% were females and male: Female ratio was 3.3:1. The majority of the patients presented with hoarseness. Supraglottic carcinoma was the commonest region. The incidence of lymph node metastases was 23.5% and it was highest in transglottic carcinoma followed by supraglottic carcinoma. Stage T1N0M0 was more common than other stages and radiotherapy was the mainstay of treatment of our patients. | ||
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