Predictors for distant metastasis in head and neck cancer, with emphasis on age.
Martine Froukje van der KampFriso O W MuntingheRené S IepsmaBoudewijn E C PlaatBernard F A M van der LaanAyat AlgassabRoel J H M SteenbakkersMax J H WitjesBoukje A C van DijkGeertruida H de BockGyorgy B HalmosPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
Age is not related to the presence or development of DM. This study emphasizes the importance of screening for DM, especially in males, patients with hypopharyngeal tumours, advanced T-stage, histopathological poor differentiation grade, regional lymph node metastasis and extranodal extension.