Epidemiological Characteristics of Head and Neck Cancers in Southeast of Iran

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to staiinsevni the epidemiological aspects of malignant tumors of head and neck in southeast of Iran, with a view toward analyzing the age, gender and site distribution and histological types. Methods: All cases with malignant tumor of the head and neck region from 1999 to 2009 were retrieved from the records of cancer registry center of Kerman University of medical sciences and all pathology laboratories of Kerman province.