Profile of Head and Neck Cancer Patients at Department of Otorhinolaringology-Head and Neck Surgery Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung
Abstract: Head and neck cancer
is a health problem with a high mortality rate. Head and neck cancer are
increasing and effect many individuals from diverse backgrounds. Usually
patients come with advanced stages, therefore these conditions could lead to decrease
their quality of life. Aim of this study was to describe the profile of head
and neck cancer patients at the Otorhinolaringology-Head and Neck Surgery
Department, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional method was used from medical
records of head neck cancer patients at Department of Otorhinolaringology-Head
and Neck Surgery, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung from 2008 to 2012
that used the total sampling method.
Results: There were 665 patients included in this study, which men who
participated were 388 and women were 277. Most of them were elementary educated
(44.96%), housewives (32.03%), and those aged 46–55 years old (28.33%). There
were nasopharyngeal (38.20%), sinonasal (17.29%), larnyx (13.08%), oropharnyx
(6.32%), thyroid gland (6.17%), oral cavity (3.91%), hypopharynx (2.41%), and
parotid gland (2.26%) cancer. The major histopathological findings were
undifferentiated carcinoma (45.41%) and squamous cell carcinoma (22.26%), those
were presented with stage I (7.4%), II (13.5%), III (24.4%), and IV (54.7%).
Conclusions: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma was the most predominant cases
which majority were presented in advanced stage and major histopathology
features was undifferentiated carcinoma, while demografic characteristic mostly
were in middle aged and older, men with low education background.
Author: Inez Aulia
Rakhmawulan, Yussy Afriani Dewi, Nursiah Nasution
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg150307