Pattern of ear nose pharynx larynx and oesophagus(enplo) cancers in a rural based hospital

摘要

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.