Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
BMC research notes
Volume
13
Issue
1
First Page
392
PubMed ID
32847613
Publisher
Springer
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
35256
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Data was collected to evaluate the survival rates of head and neck (conjunctiva, oropharyngeal and non-oropharyngeal) squamous cell carcinomas in Ghana. DATA DESCRIPTION: We provided data on a retrospective review of 8 years (January 2004 to December 2009) survival rate of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana. The data consist of patient demographic data and clinicopathological findings which includes tumour site, tumour stage and histological grades of the patients. Clinical outcome measurement was death through to January 2013 on record and confirmed from the hospitals birth and death registry department. More than 85% of death cases were confirmed by gender, age, and folder identification numbers from the birth and death registry.
DOI
10.1186/s13104-020-05233-9
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Comments
Owusu-Afriyie, O., Owiredu, W. K. B. A., Oti, A. A., Acheampong, E., Owusu-Danquah, K., Larsen-Reindorf, R., ... & Donkor, P. (2020). Survival rates of head and neck cancers in Ghana: a retrospective study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05233-9