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Table 5 Anatomical distribution of broad histological types of head and neck cancer

From: Clinico-pathological profile of head and neck malignancies at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Histological type

N

NP

OP

HP

LRX

EO

EAR

IO

MB

F/S

LN

SG

Total

Carcinomas

93

164

9

6

172

7

14

125

144

40

41

60

875

Lymphomas

20

21

4

0

1

0

1

17

55

4

83

3

209

Sarcomas

13

6

1

1

3

0

1

7

45

19

9

1

106

Neuroendocrine

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

TOTAL

128

191

14

7

176

7

16

149

244

63

133

64

1192

  1. KEY N-Nose, NP-nasopharynx, OP-oropharynx, HP-hypopharynx, LRX-larynx, EO-oesophagus, IO-intraoral, MB-maxillofacial bones, FS-face and scalp, LN-cervical lymph nodes, SG-salivary glands.