Nasopharyngeal cancer: a clinical study with special reference to age and occupation
作者:
P. L. M. HUYGEN,
A. J. E. M. FISCHER,
P. VAN DEN BROEK,
期刊:
Clinical Otolaryngology&Allied Sciences
(WILEY Available online 1980)
卷期:
Volume 5,
issue 1
页码: 37-47
ISSN:0307-7772
年代: 1980
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2273.1980.tb02111.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: nasopharynx;carcinoma;lymphoma;age;occupation
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
A survey of 63 patients with malignant tumour of the nasopharynx, treated over a 20‐year period (1958–1977) is presented. The major types of tumour were squamous cell and anaplastic carcinoma (including lymphoepithelioma) and non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma. In some patients other tumours were found, such as cylindroma, rhabdomyosarcoma and extramedullary plasmocytoma. A particularly high incidence of men younger than 40 years was seen with carcinoma and an occupation in a particular branch of industry, indicated as ‘metallurgic or allied’ (light engineering factories, garages etc.).e0Co irradiation was the primary therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy was used in lymphoma or sarcoma. The survival was significantly better in the younger age group as far as carcinoma is concerned. The possible role of occupational factors is discussed in relation to findings in the l
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