title: [Clinical and epidemiological data of patients with malignomas of the head and neck].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The present study describes clinical and epidemiological data of patients with malignomas of the head and neck documented in the Munich Cancer Register.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data of head and neck cancer patients treated at four departments of head and neck surgery and one of oral-maxillo-facial surgery in the area of Munich from 1978 up to now are reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Incidence and mortality as a function of age, sex, and tumor localization are described in comparison to clinical and epidemiological data as specified in tumor registers of the Saarland and the USA. Moreover, TNM stages, survival, recurrence, and metastasis rates are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the documentation of the Munich Cancer Register our study is the first to present a detailed description of clinical and epidemiological data of patients suffering from head and neck malignomas.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenkranke der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
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authors.lastname: Chucholowski
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authors.lastname: Kastenbauer
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hölzel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D012042:Registries; D016019:Survival Analysis