Sanders A D, Blom E D, Singer M I, Hamaker R C
Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Inc, Indianapolis.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1990 Dec;23(6):1159-68.
Age should not be considered a contraindication to adequate head and neck oncologic surgery. Reconstructive efforts should be by the most direct means to attain restoration of form and function in one stage. The next significant breakthroughs in the battle against cancer may well come on the cellular or molecular level. We endorse the plea of Endicott for increased education and research directed at the problem of head and neck cancer and rehabilitation as they relate to the geriatric patient.
年龄不应被视为进行充分的头颈肿瘤外科手术的禁忌证。重建努力应以最直接的方式进行，以便在一个阶段实现形态和功能的恢复。抗癌斗争中的下一个重大突破很可能出现在细胞或分子层面。我们赞同恩迪科特的呼吁，即加强针对头颈癌问题以及与老年患者相关的康复的教育和研究。
