The value of a collaborative course for advanced head and neck surgery in East Africa.

Objectives/hypothesis: To determine the value of a collaborative course for advanced head and neck surgery in East Africa.

Study Design: Survey of participants.

Methods: A 3-day course in head and neck surgery was designed for otolaryngologists and trainees from Kenya and surrounding countries through a collaborative effort between Kenyatta National Hospital, the University of Nairobi, and the Head and Neck Divisions from the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Demography and histologic pattern of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in kenya.

Background. Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is a common head and neck cancer worldwide. Objective.

Cigarette smoking and alcohol ingestion as risk factors for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma at kenyatta national hospital, kenya.

Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is strongly linked to cigarette smoking. It is estimated to account for more than 70% of laryngeal SCCs and up to 89% in combination with alcohol. We wished to determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking and alcohol ingestion among patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and estimate risk attributed to cigarette smoking and alcohol ingestion.