Clinical epidemiological characterization of laryngeal cancer, hospital: Abel Santamaría Cuadrado

An observational, descriptive, retroprospective study was conducted in patients diagnosed with laryngeal cancer who attended the central consultation for head and neck cancer in the Pinar del Río Province, in the period 2018 - 2021, with the aim of clinically and epidemiologically characterizing this disease in the province. The universe and sample consisted of 128 patients diagnosed with laryngeal cancer who met certain criteria. For information processing, a database was created in SPSS version 11.5 of Windows, with the primary data obtained from the medical records. The results were expressed in number of frequencies and percentages and were represented in tables and graphs for their understanding and presentation. Results: The age group that predominated was 50 to 59 years with 62 patients, (48.4%), with the male sex being the most representative (76.6%) with 98 patients. The skin color that predominated was white (44%). The clinical stage that prevailed most was the relatively late one with 83 patients, (64.8%). The combined treatment was the most used in 60% with 77 patients. The risk factor that was most present in 122 patients was smoking, (95.3%), followed by alcoholism with 97 patients (75.7%). The Municipality that contributed the most cases of this disease was Pinar del Rio with 32 patients, (25%). Consolación del Sur is the second area that contributed the most admissions with 16.4% with 21 patients.