Head and neck cancers in France: an analysis of the hospital medical information system (PMSI) database

Head & Neck Oncology

Table 1 Annual number of patients, hospital stays and sessions in 2007

	Number of stays (% of PD)	Number of sessions	Number of patients*			Men (%)
			Public	Private	Global
Oral cavity	15,093 (70%)	57 294	7,685	3,803	10,786	75
Salivary glands	1,884 (73%)	11 841	1,218	704	1,831	61
Oropharynx	16,519 (60%)	99 618	8,558	4,813	12,232	82
Pharynx	14,358 (56%)	70 753	6,981	3,586	9,718	87
Larynx	12,346 (72%)	48 339	6,714	3,557	9,516	88
Total	60,200 (57%)	287 846	25,987	14,788	36,268	81

* As some patients may have been hospitalized for several cancers, the total number of patients is not equal to the sum of the number of patients by localization. The global number of patients is also not equal to the sum of patient treated in public and private sector, as some patients were treated in both sector.
PD = Primary Diagnosis