Survival of Young Versus Old Patients With Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis.
David S LeeRicardo J RamirezJake J LeeCarla V ValenzuelaJose P ZevallosAngela L MazulSidharth V PuramMichelle M DoeringPatrik PipkornRyan S JacksonPublished in: The Laryngoscope (2020)
Young adults with OCSCC experienced similar oncologic outcomes as older patients with OCSCC after definitive treatment. Until compelling evidence demonstrates clinically relevant differences between these two cohorts, their approach to management should be similar. Future studies should consider comorbidities and using age 40 as a standard age cutoff to provide more uniform data moving forward. Laryngoscope, 131:1310-1319, 2021.