Clinicopathological study of head and neck lesions in a rural tertiary care centre
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Pathology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Head neck lesion is the frequently found presentation of patients seen in clinical practice. The head and neck pathology is very important as diverse diseases occur in various organs located in close proximity to each other. Aim: This study is conducted to document the clinicopathological aspects of head and neck lesions, frequency as compared to other lesions, analyse the data regarding the relative proportion of non neoplastic and neoplastic lesions. Material Method: Head and neck lesions were divided under nine groups: 1. Thyroid 2.Salivary glands 3.Lymph nodes 4.Nose, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx 5.Oral cavity and oropharynx Hypopharynx and larynx 6.Ear 7.Eye 8.Skin and 9. Soft tissue. Information regarding history, clinical findings and diagnosis was collected and studied with gross and light microscopic findings Result: Out of 370 cases of head and neck region 216 cases were classified as non neoplastic (58.4%), 83 cases as benign (22.4%), and 71cases as malignant (19.2%). Among all head and neck lesions Females (54.3%) outnumbered males (45.7%). Non neoplastic lesions contributed 58.4% and neoplastic lesions contributed 41.6%. Benign lesions contributed 53.9% and malignant lesions contributed 46.1% of total number of neoplastic lesions. Among all benign lesions Females (54.2%) outnumbered Males (45.8 %). Among all malignant lesions Males (52.1%) outnumbered Females (47.9%) Conclusion: Among all the head and neck lesions, non neoplastic lesions were predominant with a female preponderance. Benign tumors were in excess of malignant tumors. Malignant tumours were common in elderly men and benign tumours were common in middle aged females.
Authors and Affiliations
A N Bagate, V V Deshmukh, S L Gaikwad, D S Jadhav, A G Valand
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