EFFECT OF AGE ON PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC CANCER

Background: The incidence of gastric cancer among the elderly has recently been increasing; however, the prognostic value of age in patients with gastric cancer remains elusive. Methods: A total of 1473 patients with gastric cancer, who had undergone curative gastrectomy were reviewed to investiga...

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Veröffentlicht in:	ANZ journal of surgery 2006-06, Vol.76 (6), p.458-461
Hauptverfasser:	Saito, Hiroaki, Osaki, Tomohiro, Murakami, Daiki, Sakamoto, Teruhisa, Kanaji, Shingo, Tatebe, Shigeru, Tsujitani, Shunichi, Ikeguchi, Masahide
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - mortality Adenocarcinoma - pathology Adenocarcinoma - surgery Adolescent Adult age Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Gastrectomy gastric cancer hematogenous recurrence Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Invasiveness prognosis Retrospective Studies Stomach Neoplasms - mortality Stomach Neoplasms - pathology Stomach Neoplasms - surgery Survival Rate Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: The incidence of gastric cancer among the elderly has recently been increasing; however, the prognostic value of age in patients with gastric cancer remains elusive. Methods: A total of 1473 patients with gastric cancer, who had undergone curative gastrectomy were reviewed to investigate the prognostic significance of age. Results: Blood vessel invasion and differentiated type were more frequently observed in elderly than nonelderly patients (P
ISSN:	1445-1433 1445-2197
DOI:	10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03756.x