Table 6. Causes of mortality of very old patients with stage III–IV tongue cancer (n = 21).
| No | Sex | Age | Survival time (days) | Adjuvant (needed/done) | Cause of death | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 79 | 38 | Y/N | Non-cancer | Sepsis, acute renal failure, pneumonia, malnutrition, type II DM (die on post-op day 10) |
| 2 | M | 76 | 53 | Y/N | Non-cancer | Pneumonia, respiratory failure |
| 3 | M | 81 | 76 | Y/N | Non-cancer | Severe hyponatremia caused by syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) |
| 4 | F | 77 | 102 | Y/N | Non-cancer | Pneumonia, DM, HT |
| 5 | M | 85 | 257 | N/N | Non-cancer | Pneumonia, poor renal function, COPD, DM, HT, anemia, |
| 6 | M | 76 | 264 | Y/Y | Cancer | Multiple bone metastasis, poor intake, hospice |
| 7 | M | 78 | 294 | Y/Y | Unknown | Medical record of death in other hospital |
| 8 | M | 76 | 323 | Y/Y | Cancer | Neck local recurrence and pneumonia |
| 9 | M | 79 | 326 | Y/N | Cancer | Cancer recurrence, cachexia, COPD, DM, major depression |
| 10 | F | 79 | 329 | Y/Y | Cancer | Lung metastasis, neck metastasis and trachea invasion with bleeding |
| 11 | M | 81 | 354 | N/N | Non-cancer | Pneumonia, sepsis, type II DM, renal failure |
| 12 | M | 82 | 365 | N/N | Non-cancer | Atrial fibrillation and flutter |
| 13 | F | 79 | 727 | Y/Y | Non-cancer | Pneumonia |
| 14 | M | 75 | 992 | Y/Y | Non-cancer | Fall down and femoral fracture, sepsis, poor nutrition, hypokalemia |
| 15 | F | 82 | 486 | N/N | Alive | |
| 16 | M | 75 | 658 | N/N | Alive | |
| 17 | M | 78 | 862 | Y/Y | Alive | |
| 18 | M | 76 | 1,022 | Y/Y | Alive | |
| 19 | F | 82 | 1,056 | Y/Y | Alive | |
| 20 | M | 76 | 1,279 | Y/Y | Alive | |
| 21 | M | 79 | 1,442 | Y/Y | Alive |
Notes.
- HR
- Hazard ratio
- DM
- Diabetes mellitus
- HT
- Hypertension
- COPD
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
a
Survival time: from day of diagnosis to death or last follow-up dates.