ABSTRACT
Purpose: To study the clinical treatment and prognosis of gastric cancer in elderly patients. Methods: From 1984 to 1995, 110 old patients with malignant tumor in stomach were treated in this hospital. All 110 patients received surgery with radical resections in 60 cases, palliative resections in 22 cases, laparotomy in 24 cases, and gastrojejunostomy in 4 cases. Results: Postoperative complication was 16. 36%, mortality was 1. 8%. The overall 3- and 5- year survivals for radical resections were 68. 4%, 55. 08%, respectively. Multivariate analyses showed that the favorable factors for prognoses were stage and radical resection. Conclusions: It is recommended that radical resection should be performed for malignant tumors of stomach in old patients. Although the risks of complication morbidity and surgery mortality are more likely to be higher after surgery for the elderly, the outcome would be better if more attention were paid, to improve patients general condition, and correct management after surgery.\;