Abstract

In recent years, aged patients with cacer of the head and neck have been increasing. However, it is not rare that treatment of these cases has an influence by the patient's general condition, complications, environments and progressing age. During from 1973 to 1989, 1, 020 patients with head and neck cancer were treated in Gunma cancer Center. The ratio of the patients over seventy years of age was 285/1, 020 27.9% and that of the patients from seven decade years of age was 227/1, 020 22 .3%, and that of the patients over eighty years of age was 58/1, 020 5.7%. The incidence ratio of primary site of the head and neck region shows laryngeal cancer 33. 5%, hypopharyngeal cancer 31.1% and followed maxillary cancer 29.7%. Surgical intervention in the patients with head and neck cancer of aged 153 patients can be performed with safety even under general anesthesia. The cummulative five year survival was shown as 39.0% in 41 cases of aged laryngectomized patients. In consideration of the quality of life of the patients, it will be ideal to obtain cooperation of the family as well as medical staff in postoerative rehabilitation.