Table 2. Age group distribution of head and neck cancers at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu Bhutan, from 2011 to 2017.
Cancer site | Age groups | Total (n) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7–18 years | >=19 years | >=41 years | >=65 years | ||
Oral cavity | 0 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 102 |
Oropharynx | 0 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 45 |
Nasopharynx | 3 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 46 |
Hypopharynx | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 50 |
Salivary gland | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 |
Thyroid | 2 | 89 | 46 | 13 | 150 |
Ear | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Unknown primary | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
Total | 6 | 131 | 233 | 145 | 515 |