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Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide accounting for 4% of cancers in men and 2% of cancers in women. Squamous cell carcinoma represents more that 90% of these cancers. There has been a steady increase in the incidence of head and neck cancers over the last couple of years (table 3). According to the American Cancer Scoiety (ACS) statistics, the cases of head and neck cancers increased by approximately 25% during the years 2004 - 2008, where the overall new cancer cases only increased by about 5% in the same period. This trend continued into 2009 with the estimated number of new cases in the United States being 35,720. Though there are no recently recorded statistics for head and neck cancers in Trinidad, it would seem that the worldwide increase in cases is reflected by an apparent increase in the number of afflicted patients presenting to the San Fernando General Hospital.
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e PescoçoRESUMO
One per cent of all brain tumours and twenty per cent of meningiomas eventually develop an extracranial extension. The least common site is the neck. We report a case of malignant meningioma with extension into the neck of a 39-year-old male.(Au)
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Adulto , Relatos de Casos , Humanos , Masculino , Meningioma/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Meníngeas/tratamento farmacológico , Jamaica , Cérebro/patologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/terapia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Meningioma/terapia , Prognóstico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
We describe the clinico-pathological features and discuss the possible pathogenetic mechanism of thyroid papillary carcinoma arising in a branchial cleft cyst. This has been described only once previously in the literature. (AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Adulto , Relatos de Casos , Branquioma/patologia , Carcinoma Papilar/patologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/patologia , Glândula Tireoide/patologia , JamaicaRESUMO
The records of 157 patients admitted to U.H.W.I between January, 1973, and December, 1976, with chronic cervical adenopathy were examined. Sixty-eight per cent were found to have some form of malignant disease. Metaststic carcinoma was most common, the primary site of origin occurring most frequently in the head and neck region (AU)
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Humanos , Adulto , Feminino , Masculino , Doenças Linfáticas , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/complicações , Doenças Linfáticas/complicações , Metástase Linfática , Jamaica , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Four cases of fibromatous tumour of the neck occuring in Jamaican children are reported and used to illustrate the concept that although they may create problems of management by local infiltration they are biologically benign. The importance of careful planning of surgery is stressed (AU)
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Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Fibroma/patologia , Neoplasias Mandibulares/patologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/patologia , Neurofibroma/patologia , Autopsia , JamaicaRESUMO
A case of chemodectoma of the face is reported and its origin is discussed (AU)
