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Prudencio Mendez, Jr, MD; Michael D. Maves, MD; William R. Panje, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1985;111(11):762-764.

Abstract
• Between 1960 and 1983, 63 of 3,489 patients treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, were under the age of 40 years. Malignancies in these patients occurred in the oral cavity (41%), pharynx (28%), larynx (25%), and other sites (6%). One third of the patients were females and half the patients were smokers. Approximately 50% of the patients presented with a cervical mass. Management consisted of surgery, radiation, or a combination of the two. Actuarial five-year survival for the entire group was 67%. The best prognosis was for patients with cancer of the larynx, while the poorest was for those with cancer of the pharynx.

(Arch Otolaryngol 1985;111:762-764)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City (Drs Mendez and Maves), and the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Chicago (Dr Panje).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 10, 1985.

Poster presentation at the fifth joint meeting of the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery and the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, May 5-8, 1985.

Reprint requests to Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52240 (Dr Maves).

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