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cancer: malignant disease.
TABLE 12.
C ancer : Malignant Disease. 1923.
Borough.
Site of Disease. | Carcinoma. | Cancer. | Epithelioma. | Scirrhus | Sarcoma. | Malignant Disease. | Other Forms. | All Forms. | |||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
I. Nervous System— (a) Brain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
II. Organs of Special Sense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
III, Respiratory System— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
(a) Larynx | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |
(b) Lung | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
(c) Pleura | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
IV. Circulatory System-— | |||||||||||||||||
(a) Heart | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
V. Digestive System — | |||||||||||||||||
(a) Mouth— | |||||||||||||||||
(i.) Tongue | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
(ii.) Glands, Secretory | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
(6) Throat — | |||||||||||||||||
(i.) Pharynx | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
(ii.) (Esophagus | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |
(c) Intestines— | |||||||||||||||||
(i.) Stomach, Pylorus | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 13 | |
(ii.) Intestine | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 14 | |
(iii) Rectum | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | |
(d) Organs— | |||||||||||||||||
(i.) Liver | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |
{ii.) Pancreas | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
(e) Peritoneum | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
VI. Lymphatic System— | |||||||||||||||||
(a) Head & Neck | |||||||||||||||||
(ii.) Cervical Lymphatics | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
(b) Thorax— | |||||||||||||||||
(i.) Mediastinal Glands | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
(c) Abdomen— | |||||||||||||||||
(iii.) Suprarenal capsules | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
VII. Urinary System— | |||||||||||||||||
(b) Bladder | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
(c) Prostate | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
VIII. Generative System— | |||||||||||||||||
(a) Ovary | — | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
(b) Uterus | — | 20 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
(c) External Genitals | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
(d) Breast | — | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | |
IX. Osseous & Muscular System— | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Shoulder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
(c) Abdomen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
(d) Extremities— | |||||||||||||||||
(i.) Upper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
(ii.) Lower | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
X. Cutaneous System— | |||||||||||||||||
(a) Head & Neck | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1* | 1 | 1 | |
(d) Extremities— | |||||||||||||||||
(it.) Lower | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Totals | 50 | 105 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 80 | 126 | |
Ages*at Death. | 0- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
20- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
25- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
35- | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | |
45- | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 23 | |
55- | 14 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 33 | |
65- | 16 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 37 | |
75- | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 22 |
* Rodent Ulcer.