%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiolog¨ªa del linfoma con compromiso de cabeza y cuello en el Centro Asistencial S¨®tero del R¨ªo
%A Garc¨ªa M
%A Raimundo
%A Fern¨¢ndez G
%A Roberto
%A Gonz¨¢lez E
%A Rub¨¦n
%J Revista de otorrinolaringolog¨ªa y cirug¨ªa de cabeza y cuello
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0718-48162011000100004
%X introduction: lymphomas are the most common hematologic neoplasia in the adult and the third most common neoplasias of the head and neck (cyc). there are two types of lymphoma: hodgkin and non-hodgkin lymphomas, which constitute two unique clinical entities. aim: to evaluate the clinical manifestations of lymphomas in the cyc region, analizing the diferences between the clinical presentation and behavior of lh and lnh. material and method: this is an retrospective study of all the cases of lymphoma of cyc in the centro asistencial dr. s¨®tero del r¨ªo (casr) between the years 2005 and 2009, describing specifically the clinical presentation, risk factors, type of lymphoma, histologic diagnosis, anatomical localization, etapification at diagnosis, treatment received and survival. results: eighty cases of lymphoma of the cyc were included, 16 patients (20%) with lh and 64 patients (80%%) with lnh. we found statistically significant differences between both groups for their age at diagnosis, extranodal disease, mediastinal compromise, presence of "b" symptoms and survival. conclusion: in the casr the clinical presentation of lymphomas is similar to that reported in the international literature, maintaining the unique characteristics for lh and lnh.
%K lymphoma
%K epidemiology
%K chile
%K otorrinolaryngology.
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