patients aged 65 years old and over (modified by amendment n 2 -1/07/2014)

macroscopical lesions suggesting an cancerous tumor in head and neck awaiting pathology confirmation;

support in one of ent/maxilla-facial surgery departments in the study;

patients insured by a social security;

patients informed of the study, and having given his non opposition verbally.

patients deprived of liberty or under legal protection;

presence of psychological, family, socials or geographic condition(s) that may interfere with the proper conduct of the study;

personal history of head and neck cancer except single surgery patients (without curietherapy or rt) with a free interval of at least 5 years (modified by amendment n 2 -1/07/2014)

patients with cancerous tumor of sinus and salivary glands