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Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Elderly Patients

Jérôme Sarini, Charles Fournier, Jean‐Louis Lefebvre, Guillaume Bonafos, Jean Ton Van, Bernard Coche‐Dequeant

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2001 · 137 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in elderly patients did not seem to have a significantly different outcome when compared with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma occurring in younger patients. When properly monitored, conventional therapies seem feasible in older patients.

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