Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in oldest old patients

For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver resection is a classical curative modality, despite its technical complexity. The incidence of HCC in the oldest old people (aged ≥ 85 years) is rising along with the global increase in life expectancy. Currently, no report has addressed liver resection for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World journal of surgical oncology 2019-01, Vol.17 (1), p.1-1, Article 1
Hauptverfasser:	Wu, Feng-Hsu, Shen, Ching-Hui, Luo, Shao-Ciao, Hwang, Jen-I, Chao, Wen-Shan, Yeh, Hong-Zen, Jan, Yee-Gee, Yen, Yun, Cheng, Shao-Bin, Wu, Cheng-Chung, Lin, Yi-Ling, P'eng, Fang-Ku
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Cancer Carcinoma Care and treatment Comorbidity Diagnosis Elderly Excision (Surgery) Health aspects Hepatitis Hepatitis C Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatology Incidence Life expectancy Life span Liver Liver cancer Liver diseases Liver resection Medical prognosis Morbidity Mortality Older people Oldest old Patients Sorafenib Surgery Surgical outcomes Survival
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Zusammenfassung:	For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver resection is a classical curative modality, despite its technical complexity. The incidence of HCC in the oldest old people (aged ≥ 85 years) is rising along with the global increase in life expectancy. Currently, no report has addressed liver resection for HCC in this aged population. We conducted a retrospective review of 1889 patients receiving curative liver resection for newly diagnosed HCC from 1992 to 2016. At the time of operation, 1858 of them were aged
ISSN:	1477-7819 1477-7819
DOI:	10.1186/s12957-018-1541-0