title: The cause of death in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: For patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma the cause of death is not well described in world literature. We report data on 106 patients diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who subsequently died. The literature related to this topic is discussed, and recommendations are made for data collection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK. apctonsil@aol.com
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Coatesworth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsikoudas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: MacLennan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies