Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Oesophageal cancer is a serious malignancy with regards to mortality and prognosis. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histological type of oesophageal cancer worldwide with a higher incidence in developing nations. Having such poor prognosis, it is significant to understand various patient and tumour facts related to treatment outcome of oesophageal cancer, which varies regions wise. The present retrospective study also seeks to focus on current description of patterns and trends of tumours in endoscopically detected oesophageal cancer patients attended in a tertiary care hospital in a southern state of India. Records of oesophageal carcinoma patients over a period of 7‐years were reviewed retrospectively. Histopathological reports of Oesophageal tumours are retrospectively collected from pathology department. These records were analysed for age, sex and location of tumours. Among the Total of 76 endoscopically detected oesophageal, most prevalent age group was men older than 40 years. In terms of anatomical site, the middle third of oesophagus had 46 cases, the lower third had 21 cases and the upper third had 9 cases. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common oesophageal carcinoma in our institution. Majority of the lesions are located in the middle and lower third of oesophagus and are well differentiated. Despite its high prevalence in north India and poor survival rate, less initiative has been taken to increase awareness in preventing these oesophageal cancers. Understandings of socio‐demographic patterns and tumour characteristics by early endoscopic biopsy may improve treatment outcome in these patients and improve quality of life. Further studies are needed in different regions of India, to get more treatment options which may convert the current scenario of palliative intent in to radical one in patients of oesophageal carcinoma.
How to cite this article:
V. Naveen Raj, S.D. Mandolkar, Syed Shahid Irfan and Ramakrishna . Descriptive Study of Oesophageal Carcinoma: An Institutional Retrospective Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.4.528.531
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