Abstract
Background/Aims: To compare the short- and long-term outcome of older and younger patients with advanced colorectal cancer who underwent elective surgery. Methodology: Six hundred and ninety-two patients were analyzed. Four hundred and seventy-nine patients were 70 years (group 2). Results: The overall peroperative mortality rate in younger patients was 0.8% (n=7), and 1.4% (n=3) in the elderly (p=NS); morbidity was 35% and 42%, respectively (p=NS). On univariate analysis, elderly patients had a worse overall survival (OS) compared to younger, when only patients undergoing postoperative chemo-radiotherapy were considered (54% OS vs. 67% OS at 5 years; p=0.03). Using logistic regression analysis, tumor stage (p<0.0001) and radicality of surgery (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 740-745 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Hepato-Gastroenterology |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 75 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2007 |
Keywords
- Chemotherapy
- Elderly
- Postoperative mortality
- Radiotherapy
- Risk factors
- Survival
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology