Abstract
Opportunities for the treatment of elderly patients with oral cancer have increased with the advent of the super-aged society. A clinical study was conducted of the treatment of 5 super-aged oral cancer patients of 90 years or older. Five patients were referred to our hospital；they were over 90 years old between April 2011 and June 2014. We researched their operations and QOL retrospectively. Four patients underwent surgery, and four patients underwent tumor resection and neck dissection including late metastasis. Surgery tends to be the first choice for elderly patients. In this study, 4 cases underwent surgery and the patients could keep their QOL. We are struggling to decide the treatment for elderly patients. One of the evaluations, frailty evaluation, has attracted attention recently, and we use such methods when making treatment plans. We suggest that radical therapy including surgery should be considered for super-aged oral cancer patients over 90 year old.
