A nationwide analysis of salvage surgery for laryngeal cancer in the elderly.
Head Neck
; 45(11): 2915-2924, 2023 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We aim to describe outcomes of elderly patients undergoing salvage surgery for laryngeal cancer and to characterize the interplay of age with various other factors in this growing population.METHODS:
Using the National Cancer Database, we identified cases of salvage laryngectomy in patients who failed chemoradiation. An age cutoff of 70 years was used to separate subjects into two groups. Various factors were compared.RESULTS:
Of the 825 patients included, 166 (20.1%) were elderly. Elderly patients had worse overall survival (p = 0.001), higher 30-day and 90-day mortality (p = 0.006, p < 0.001), and a longer length of stay (LOS) (p = 0.015). LOS over 1 week was associated with worse survival (p = 0.032).CONCLUSION:
Elderly patients had worse overall perioperative survival than their younger counterparts. LOS and 30-day readmissions were associated with higher risk of mortality in this group. We provide a contemporary set of relevant information for head and neck cancer providers to consider in this growing population.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Laríngeas
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Head Neck
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos