The aetiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

被引:190
作者
McDermott, AL [1 ]
Dutt, SN [1 ]
Watkinson, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Birmingham B15 2TH, W Midlands, England
关键词
nasopharyngeal carcinoma; aetiology; epidemiology;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-2273.2001.00449.x
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a disease with a remarkable racial and geographical distribution. In most parts of the world it is a rare condition and in only a handful of places does this low risk profile alter. These include the Southern Chinese,(1,2) Eskimos and other Arctic natives,(3,4) inhabitants of South-East Asia and also the populations of North Africa and Kuwait(5-8).
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