2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Glottis Supraglottis Subglottis

Second most common malignancy of the UADT Over 11,000 case/yr in US (2007) with 3,660 deaths M:F=3.8:1 90% of pts are older than 40 yrs 85%-95% squamous cell carcinoma Tobacco and alcohol are the two most important risk factors

3%

41%

56%

Data from Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Data from Cummings, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 5th Ed.

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