LXVI Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Malignant Tumours of Nasopharynx in Delhi

“…This comes to nearly 1-4 per cent. The above figure nearly agrees to that of Das et al (1954), i.e. i-8 per cent.…”

“…A comprehensive study of these tumours in India has not been made since the last publication of Das et al (1954) and Sirsat (1954). The present paper deals with the review of 48 cases of primary malignant tumours of nasopharynx admitted in Safdarjang Hospital from Delhi and its neighbouring provinces, Punjab, U.P.…”

On the Occurrence of Post Nasal Space Tumours in Kenya

“…This corresponds with the findings of Molony (1957) in Canada who gave an estimate of 0 3 per cent of all malignant diseases. The same low ratio has been found by Das et al (1954) for India, by Daito, Sakamoto and Hara (1952) for Japan, and by Martin and Quan (1951), who doubted whether any prediliction for post nasal space tumours extended to oriental races.…”

Cancer of the Buccal Cavity and Nasopharynx in Singapore

“…Its occurrence has been reported in 4-year-olds in the United States of America (Chakravorty and Ewing, 1957) and Scandinavia (Godtfredsen, 1947), in a 10-year old white American girl (Batory, 1954), and in 12-year old Indian children (Das et al, 1954;Sirsat, 1954).…”

“…In 1941-51, 42 cases were encountered at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay. In the same period, 980 tonsillar and 2420 lingual cancers were seen (Das et al, 1954;Sirsat, 1954). These findings follow the same pattern as those for Indians in Malaya.…”