A Nation-Wide Cancer Registry-Based Study of Adenosquamous Carcinoma in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) is a rare disease involving various organs, yet there are no large-scale population-based comparative studies on ASC among different organs.

Methods

The incidence and overall survival of ASC among various organs in cases diagnosed in Taiwan from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2010 were calculated and compared using data from the Taiwan Cancer Registry (TCR). The various organs were classified and divided into three different systems: the female reproductive, respiratory, and alimentary systems. Survival analysis were also compared among 30,850 patients diagnosed as ASC, adenocarcinoma (AC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organs with frequent ASC.

Results

During the study period, a total of 576 ASC cases were diagnosed in T

SUBMITTER: Lan YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4596803 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature