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Porcine As a Training Module for Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction
Published on: September 29, 2018
Study of surgical treatment for elderly patients with head and neck cancer
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of surgery for head and neck cancer (HNC) in elderly patients and to determine whether surgery for elderly HNC patients is safe and what types of surgery result in the most favourable outcomes for this age group. The cases of 637 elderly patients who were diagnosed with HNC and underwent surgical treatment were studied retrospectively. Patient demographic characteristics and treatment data were extracted from the appropriate patient records and analysed. Age did not significantly predict postoperative complications or death rates. Flap reconstruction surgery had no significant association with necrosis, haemorrhage, infection, need for rescue treatment, or length of intensive care unit stay. Age was not a risk factor for surgical treatment of HNC in the elderly patients. Flap reconstruction should not be considered riskier for elderly patients. The treatment choice for elderly patients with HNC should be based on medical assessments but not on age.
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