Mortality in tongue cancer patients treated by curative surgery: a retrospective cohort study from CGRD
Journal article published in 2016 by
Ming-Shao Tsai,
Chia-Hsuan Lai,
Chuan-Pin Lee,
Yao-Hsu Yang,
Pau-Chung Chen 
,
Chung-Jan Kang,
Geng-He Chang,
Yao-Te Tsai,
Chang-Hsien Lu,
Chih-Yen Chien,
Chi-Kuang Young,
Ku-Hao Fang,
Chin-Jui Liu,
Re-Ming A. Yeh,
Wen-Cheng Chen
,
Chung-Jan Kang,
Geng-He Chang,
Yao-Te Tsai,
Chang-Hsien Lu,
Chih-Yen Chien,
Chi-Kuang Young,
Ku-Hao Fang,
Chin-Jui Liu,
Re-Ming A. Yeh,
Wen-Cheng Chen
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Abstract
Background Our study aimed to compare the outcomes of surgical treatment of tongue cancer patients in three different age groups. Methods From 2004 to 2013, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 1,712 patients who were treated in the four institutions constituting the Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals (CGMH). We divided and studied the patients in three age groups: Group 1, younger (