Evaluation of the Safety and Feasibility of D2 Lymphadenectomy in Elderly Patients with Gastric Cancer
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
;
: 85-90, 2008.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of D2 lymphadenectomy in elderly patients with gastric cancerby comparing the surgical outcomes and postoperative courses between an elderly group and a control group undergoing the same procedure. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Clinical information was reviewed for 1251 patients with gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy between May 2004 and May 2007. Patients were classified into the following two groups an elderly group (older than the average life span in Korea) and a control group (younger than the elderly group). Clinicopathologic features and postoperative courses after D2 lymphadenectomy were reviewed and compared between the two groups.RESULTS:
There were a total of 120 (9%) elderly group patients among all those reviewed, and 86 (72.2%) of them underwent D2 lymphadenectomy. There was 27.5% postoperative morbidity in the elderly group, which was significantly different from thecontrol group (12.8%, p=0.003). However, on multivariate analysis, ASA score and combined resection were independent predictive factors of postoperative complications, while age was not predictive.CONCLUSION:
Older age is not a predictive factor of postoperative complications in itself, and D2 lymphadenectomy can be safely performed in elderly patients with gastric cancer, provided they have good ASA scores and do not undergo accompanying combined resection.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Multivariate Analysis
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Gastrectomy
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Lymph Node Excision
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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