Risk Factor of Patients with Head and Neck Malignancies

Abstract

Between September 1986 and December 1987 we treated 82 patients with head and neck malignancies in our department, of which 45 were males and 37 were females. There were 43.1% 70 years old or older. The primary sites included thyroid cancer (22 cases), laryngeal cancer (19 cases), oral cancer (12 cases) and others. There were 65.4% advanced cases of stage III and IV.
Various complicat i ons were found including hypertension, angina pectoris, cerebral arteriosclerosis, respiratory dysfunction, diabetes mellitus and others. The level of serum immunosupressive substances were elevated in the advanced cases.