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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
versão On-line ISSN 1561-3194
Resumo
DOMINGUEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Nelson et al. Clinical epidemiological characterization of laryngeal cancer in the province of Pinar del Rio. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, n.2 Epub 01-Mar-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.
Introduction:
Laryngeal cancer has a considerably high frequency, the affection of the main organ of phonation entails important psychological and socioeconomic repercussions, since the ability to communicate is affected.
Objective:
To clinically and epidemiologically characterize larynx cancer in the province of Pinar del Río.
Methods:
An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out on patients with a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer seen in the outpatient clinic of Otorhinolaryngology in the province of Pinar del Río, in the period between 2018-2020, we worked with the entire universe, descriptive statistics were used.
Results:
the most affected sex was male (65 %), the age group with the highest incidence of this disease was 70-79 (31,7 %), the main risk factor presented by these patients was smoking (90 %), the predominant symptoms were dysphonia (50 %), dyspnea (26 %) and dysphagia (24 %), according to the anatomical location the cancer of the glottic region (60 %) had a higher incidence in stage I (51,6 %).
Conclusions:
Laryngeal cancer constitutes a current health problem for the world, the earlier the diagnosis is made, the more chances of survival for patients.
Palavras-chave : LARYNGEAL CANCER; RISK FACTOR'S; SMOKING; DYSPHONIA.