Clinical characteristics, treatment methods and prognoses of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma in Japanese population: a single institution retrospective cohort study.

Chonji FukumotoShouhei OgisawaMasashi TaniToshiki HyodoRyouta KamimuraYuta SawataniTomonori HasegawaYuske KomiyamaAtsushi FujitaTakahiro WakuiYasuo HaruyamaGen KobashiHitoshi Kawamata

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2020)

This study suggests the prognosis of ≥85-year-old patients was not inferior to that of < 85-year-old patients. We recommend that surgery as the first choice treatment for ≥85-year-old patients with oral SCC who can tolerate surgery should be performed.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
minimally invasive
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
patient reported
decision making
smoking cessation