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Demographic parameters in patients undergoing head and neck soft tissue tumor surgery in Imam Khomeini Hospital's Plastic Surgery Ward and Cancer Institute between 1372 – 1383
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AA Farahvash *   , MR Farahvash |
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Abstract: (9714 Views) |
Background: Soft tissue tumors are one of the most important reasons
for cancer mortality. Determination of total frequency of cancers and
their causes are difficult due to amplitude of soft tissue tumors and
lack of prior evaluation. The aim of this study was to determine the
frequency and distribution of maxillofacial soft tissue tumors.
Materials and methods: This study was a descriptive work or more
appropriately, a case series. The population under study included
patients with soft tissue tumors that referred to Imam Khomeini
Hospital's Plastic Surgery Ward and Cancer Institute between 1372
and 1383. SPSS 11.0 (Statistical software) was applied for data
analysis.
Results: Among 513 evaluated tumors, 475(89%) were malignant and
56(11%) were benign. There were 328(64%) males and 185(36%)
females in our study. 293(64%) males had malignant tumors,
compared to 164(36%) females. Approximately one fourth of
patients were in the 6th decade of their lives. About sixty percent of
patients were under age of 60.The most frequent tumor observed
was less than 2.5 cm in size. Squamous cell carcinoma was the
most common tumor in our study with 200(39%) cases and inferior
lip was the most common site of soft tissue tumors.
Conclusion: Since the mentioned frequency includes referral bias and
the nature of our study did not allow the implementation of statistical
tests, we suggest to perform a cross sectional study to look for
probable correlations and patient survival. |
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| Keywords: maxillofacial tumor, soft tissue tumor, head and neck |
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Type of Study: Original |
Received: 2012/03/7 | Accepted: 2014/06/3 | Published: 2014/06/3
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