Carcinoma of the oesophagus: comparison of two radiological series from Jamaica and Western Australia

ABSTRACT

Two radiological series of carcinoma of the oesophagus from Kingston, Jamaica, and Perth, Western Australia, are compared. The populations of these two cities show marked differences in race, alcohol consumption and diet, all factors which are thought to play a part in the causation of carcinoma of the oesophagus. In spite of these diffeences the age distribution, sex ratio, automatical distribution and extent of involvement of the oesophagus by this tumour showed marked similarity in these two radiological series. This suggests that the behaviour of carcinoma of the oesophagus is not modified by differences in race or environment in Jamaica and Western Australia. (Summary)