Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Elderly Patients

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Abstract
IN DEVELOPED countries, the prolongation of life expectancy results in an increasing number of patients older than 75 years who have cancer.1,2 Most head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) commonly arise between the fifth to seventh decades of life, but their occurrence in the elderly population is not rare. Because morbidity rates often increase with age, therapeutic selection is more difficult. For a long time surgical procedures were available for cancer treatment but anaesthetic risks and functional consequences were unacceptable. Currently, progress in anesthetic risks and reanimation and improvements in surgical reconstruction allow an increased choice of surgery during decision making especially in the older population.

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