Head and Neck Sarcomas Characteristics at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital for 5 Years (2017-2021)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37275/bsm.v7i8.854Keywords:
Descriptive, Head and neck, SarcomasAbstract
Background: Sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm originating from mesodermal tissue with an incidence rate of 1% of neoplasms throughout the body. Head and neck sarcoma requires more complex management and until now, reviews of this disease are still very rare. This study aimed to report the incidence and characteristics of head and neck sarcoma during 2017-2021 at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung.
Methods: Research data was taken from patient medical records through SIRS at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital during the 2017-2021 period according to the ICD10 of head and neck malignancies and histopathological data.
Results: During 2017-2021, 15 cases of head and neck sarcoma were found, consisting of 9 cases (60%) rhabdomyosarcoma, 2 cases (13.3%) fibrosarcoma, and 1 case each (6.7%) synovial sarcoma, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, angiosarcoma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The neck and shoulder area are the most frequently affected site (40%), followed by the scalp (26.7%), maxilla (20%), and oral cavity (13.3%). The highest incidence rates were in female (60%) and children aged <17 years (46.7%).
Conclusion: The incidence of head and neck sarcoma at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung is rare. The most frequent cases are rhabdomyosarcoma the most commonly affected areas are the neck and shoulders.
Authors
- Maya Sofa1*
- Monty P. Soemitro1
- Maman Abdurahman1
- Yohana Azhar1
- Kiki A. Rizky1
- 1Medical Faculty of Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia/Surgery Department Surgical Oncology Division, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Corresponding author Maya Sofa — mayasf11.surg@gmail.com
Article history
- Submitted
- Accepted
- Published
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright and licensing
Copyright in each article remains with the author(s). Authors grant Bioscientia Medicina: Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research a non-exclusive right of first publication and the right to identify itself as the original publisher. No exclusive transfer of copyright is required.
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/. Users may copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes, provided appropriate attribution is given, a link to the license is supplied, changes are indicated, and adaptations are distributed under the same license.
The license applies to the article's scholarly content unless a credit line states otherwise. Third-party material may be subject to separate rights. Authors retain patent, trademark, moral, and research-data rights. The copyright year follows the article's publication date.
