FREQUENCY OF PRIMARY SOLID MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS IN BOTH SEXES, AS SEEN IN OUR PRACTICE

Authors

  • Zubair Ahmad
  • Najamul Sahar Azad
  • Nausheen Yaqoob
  • Akhtar Husain
  • Aamir Ahsan
  • Ambreen Nasir Khan
  • Rashida Ahmed
  • Naila Kayani
  • Shahid Pervez
  • Sheema H. Hassan

Abstract

Background: To determine the frequency of various histologic types of primary solid malignant
neoplasms in males and females, in our practice, in a large series of surgical biopsies. Methods : A
retrospective study of 20,000 consecutive surgical biopsies in the section of Histopathology, Aga
Khan University Hospital (AKU), Karachi, in 2004. Results: Squamous cell carcinoma of oral
cavity was the commonest malignant neoplasm in males followed by diffuse Large B cell,
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Prostatic adenocarcinoma. In females, infiltrating Ductal
carcinoma of the breast was overwhelmingly the commonest malignant neoplasm followed by
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and esophagus. Conclusion: Out of 20,000 biopsies,
there were 4616 (23.08%) malignant neoplsms. Carcinoma of oral cavity is very common in our
population in both sexes.
Key Words: Malignant Neoplasm, Male, Female, Primary

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2007-03-01

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Ahmad, Z., Azad, N. S., Yaqoob, N., Husain, A., Ahsan, A., Khan, A. N., … Hassan, S. H. (2007). FREQUENCY OF PRIMARY SOLID MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS IN BOTH SEXES, AS SEEN IN OUR PRACTICE. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 19(1), 53–55. Retrieved from https://www.jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/jamc/index.php/jamc/article/view/4292

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