Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Elderly Patients: Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes
Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Elderly Patients: Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes
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DOI:
10.1007/dcr.0b013e3181a74d2e
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发表时间:
2009-07-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
McLeod, R. S.
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作者:
Devon, K. M.;Vergara-Fernandez, O.;McLeod, R. S.
PURPOSE: This study was designed to characterize the presentation, care, and outcomes of persons older than 75 years, compared with persons 50 to 74 years of age, selected for colorectal cancer.METHODS: Patients over the age of 50 years who had surgery for colon or rectal cancer at the Mount Sinai Hospital between 1997 and 2006 were identified. Data were obtained from a colorectal cancer database and from office and hospital records. Patients were assigned to two groups: 50 to 74 years old and 75 years and older.RESULTS: There were 623 patients in the younger group (mean age, 62.6 years) and 275 in the older group (mean age, 81.5 years). The in-hospital mortality rate was 1% in the younger group compared with 4.2% in the older (P = 0.002). The overall five-year survival was 68.7% and 57.3% in the younger and older groups, respectively, whereas colorectal cancer-specific five-year survival was not significantly different (74.0% vs. 74.7%). There were significant differences between the two groups with respect to cancer location, American Society of Anesthesiologists' score, stage, proportion detected by screening, length of stay, and use of chemotherapy.CONCLUSIONS: Long-term colorectal cancer-related outcomes in the older group are similar to the outcomes in younger patients, suggesting that the decision to operate should not be based on age alone.