Abstract
Classically, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck is a disease of older adults, but recently there have been reports of an increasing incidence in young people. This study of patients in the Republic of Ireland compares sex distribution, sites, risk factors, stage and grade of tumour, and nodal status of 130 patients with SCC of the head and neck, 30 of whom were less than 40 years old. There was a highly significant association between age, smoking status, and site of tumour. For the first time to our knowledge in a study such as this, the preoperative haematological status of the patients was assessed, and although 15% were anaemic there was no significant difference in the occurrence of anaemia between the younger and the older patients. We think that it is possible that the biology of SCC of the head and neck in young people differs from that in older people.
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