Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients in the head and neck surgery department of a university hospital

Authors

  • Maurício José Cabral Ruback Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Ana Lívia Galbiatti Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Lidia Maria Rebolho Batista Arantes Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Gustavo Henrique Marucci Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Anelise Russo Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Mariangela Torreglosa Ruiz-Cintra Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Luiz Sérgio Raposo Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • José Victor Maniglia Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Érika Cristina Pavarino Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Eny Maria Goloni-Bertollo Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Head and neck neoplasms, Habits, Alcoholism, Tobacco

Abstract

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Head and neck cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and epidemiological parameters in a head and neck surgery service. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study using patients’ records, developed in otolaryngology and head and neck department of a university hospital in the northwest of the state of São Paulo. METHODS: A total of 995 patients in the head and neck surgery service between January 2000 and May 2010 were evaluated. The variables analyzed included: age, gender, skin color, tobacco and alcohol consumption, primary site, staging and histological tumor type, treatment and number of deaths. RESULTS: The disease was more frequent among men (79.70%), smokers (75.15%) and alcohol abusers (58.25%). The most representative sites were oral cavity (29.65%) and larynx (24.12%) for the primary site; squamous cell carcinoma (84.92%) was the most frequent histological type, and surgery (29.04%) and radiotherapy (14.19%) were the most common treatments. CONCLUSION: The cancer that affects patients assisted by the head and neck surgery service occurs mainly men, smokers and alcohol abusers, and the oral cavity and larynx are the sites with the highest incidence. The high rate of patients with stages III and IV indicates late diagnosis by the treatment centers, which reflects the need for prevention education campaigns for early diagnosis of the disease.

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Author Biographies

Maurício José Cabral Ruback, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

MD, MSc. Master’s Student. Unidade de Pesquisa em Genética e Biologia Molecular (UPGEM), Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Ana Lívia Galbiatti, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

MD, MSc. Master’s Student. Unidade de Pesquisa em Genética e Biologia Molecular (UPGEM), Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Lidia Maria Rebolho Batista Arantes, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

MD, MSc. Master’s Student. Unidade de Pesquisa em Genética e Biologia Molecular (UPGEM), Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Gustavo Henrique Marucci, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

MD, MSc. Master’s Student. Unidade de Pesquisa em Genética e Biologia Molecular (UPGEM), Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Anelise Russo, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

MD, MSc. Master’s Student. Unidade de Pesquisa em Genética e Biologia Molecular (UPGEM), Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Mariangela Torreglosa Ruiz-Cintra, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

PhD. Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Luiz Sérgio Raposo, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

MD, MSc. Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

José Victor Maniglia, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

MD, PhD. Adjunct Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Érika Cristina Pavarino, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

PhD. Adjunt Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Eny Maria Goloni-Bertollo, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

PhD. Adjunt Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

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2012-09-09

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Ruback MJC, Galbiatti AL, Arantes LMRB, Marucci GH, Russo A, Ruiz-Cintra MT, Raposo LS, Maniglia JV, Pavarino Érika C, Goloni-Bertollo EM. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients in the head and neck surgery department of a university hospital. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 9 [cited 2025 Oct. 16];130(5):307-13. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1500

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