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Incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Report of 1,000 cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Shaukat Ali
Affiliation:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rammohan Tiwari*
Affiliation:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gordon B. Snow
Affiliation:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
I. V.D. Waal
Affiliation:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
*
Rammohan Tiwari, M.S., F.R.C.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Free University Hospital, de Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to define the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck as seen at the Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the last six years, according to the latest revised classification system of the International Union against Cancer (UICC, 1982). In addition, male to female ratios, relative frequencies at the various sites, age distribution, incidence of second or third primary and the relationship of distant metastases to the nodal metastases and the T-stage of the primary lesion are reported. These incidences are compared with those in other countries and the major differences are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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