Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in the elderly.

doi:10.1001/archotol.1995.01890030006001

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in the elderly.

Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Mar 1995

Koch W M, Patel H, Brennan J, Boyle J O, Sidransky D

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OBJECTIVE: While squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) most commonly affects individuals in the fifth to seventh decades of life, it occasionally arises in older patients. Biologic and epidemiologic factors of HNSCC in elderly patients have been investigated to shed light on the pr...

Topics

Adult
Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol Drinking
Baltimore
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genes, p53
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Neoplasms, Second Primary

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