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. 2001 Apr;53(2):93–99. doi: 10.1007/BF02991498

Pattern of ear, nose, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus(enplo) cancers in a rural based hospital

S Thakur 1,✉, V N Chaturvedi 1,✉, A K Kennedy Singh 1,✉, M P Puttewar 1,✉, R M Raizada 1,✉
PMCID: PMC3450837  PMID: 23119766

Abstract

A total of 1527 cases of total body cancer (TBC) presented at M G I M S between 1st Jan. 1992 to 30th April 1999. ENPLO cancers comprised 656 (42.9%)casees. Ca cervix was the commonest cancer amongst TBC comprising 15.3% cases. Ca oral cavity was the commoncest among ENPLO cancers comprising 24.3% cases followed by Ca oesophagus comprising 19.1% Ca oropharynx comprising 16.9%, Ca hypopharynx comprising 13.4%, Ca larynx comprising 11.3% and Ca Nose and PNS comprising 5.7% cases. ENPLI cancers constiuted the major burden of TBC in our hospital.

Key words: Total Body Cancer, ENPLO cancer

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