Distribution of head and neck lesions diagnosed on histopathology in Western U.P.: A retrospective study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Head and neck lesions are very common in day to day practice These diseases range from common cold to the uncommon malignant neoplasms These lesions are responsible for very high morbidity and mortality Factors known to contribute to the risk of developing head and neck cancer are smokeless tobacco Pan masala soda alcohol HPV viral infections etc Smokeless tobacco is commonly used in Northern part of India especially in Uttar PradeshAim To evaluate the diagnosis frequency and histopathological subtypes of head and neck lesions and their distribution in different age groups and sex in Western Uttar PradeshSettings and Design A retrospective study of 3 years from March 2014 to February 2017 was conducted and the data were collected from the archives of the department The data were analyzed using SPSS version 150Materials and Methods All the biopsies from the head and neck region which were submitted for histopathology in the Post Graduate department of Pathology Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital Bareilly were reviewed and analyzed for their demographic profile age gender site and diagnosis The lesions were then categorized accordingly as inflammatory benign and malignantResults All the lesions of head and neck region diagnosed on histopathology were included in the present study A total of three hundred twenty one biopsies were studied including 212 66 males and 109 34 females M F191 197 61 of the cases were benign followed by 69 22 malignant and 55 17 inflammatory lesionsThe maximum numbers of malignant cases were in the age group of 41 to 50 years with Squamous cell carcinoma as the most common histopathological type The most common site of malignant lesions was the oral cavity The maximum benign lesions were in the 1120 years age groupConclusions The present study helped us in assessing the frequency as well as the different histopathological types of head and neck lesions in different age groups and gender in this part of the countryKeywords Benign Head and Neck Inflammatory Malignant North India
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Shweta Agarwal, Ranjan Agrawal, Prachi Gupta, Prabodh Kumar
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