Abstract:
Objective: To determine the frequency of different presenting clinical features & the most common stage of presentation in patients of laryngeal carcinoma. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at ENT department, Dow University of Health Sciences & Civil Hospital, Karachi, from April 2006 to March 2007. Patients And Methods: All the patients of biopsy proven laryngeal carcinoma of any age and sex were included in the study. Demographic data, presenting complain like change in voice, difficulty in breathing, difficulty in swallowing, pain, smoked and unsmoked tobacco use, clinical examination findings, DL findings, neck examination with respect to levels of lymph nodes involvement, presence or absence of metastasis recorded in preformed proforma. Histopathological reports and findings of imaging studies like X-ray chest, CT scan, and ultrasound abdomen (if needed), stage of carcinoma larynx were also recorded on proforma. Results: In this study out of 34 cases, 32 (94.1 %) were males and only 2 (5.88%) were females. Mean age was 55.23 years (SD ± 12.09). Most common symptom was hoarseness in 32 (94.1 %) cases, 27 (79.4%) presented at advanced stage (stage III & IV) while commonest site wasglottic region 50%. Conclusion.` This study concluded that the most common stage of laryngeal carcinoma patients in our setup was late stage and commonest presenting symptom was hoarseness while commonest site was glottic region
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53-55
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Journal: Pakistan Journal of Otolaryngology,Head and Neck Surgery, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Year: 2010