title: Surgery of the head and neck in the older patient.
abstract: While threatening in appearance, head and neck surgery is well tolerated by most elderly patients. Most surgery on the nose, sinuses, ears, and salivary glands is performed for benign conditions. Malignant disease is more common in the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery