Journal of Gastric Cancer

The Korean Gastric Cancer Association (대한위암학회)
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Outcome of Gastric Cancer Surgery in Elderly Patients

  • Kim, Min Sung (Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Sungsoo (Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2016.09.08
  • Accepted : 2016.10.08
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: Owing to increased life expectancy, the number of elderly patients with gastric cancer has increased. This study aimed to identify the outcomes of gastric cancer patients aged 80 years or older through comparison of their clinicopathological characteristics, surgical outcomes, and oncologic outcomes. Materials and Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2013, the records of 478 patients who underwent surgery for gastric cancer were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups: patients <80 years old (n=446) and patients ${\geq}80$ years old (n=32). Results: There were no significant differences in sex, body mass index, length of hospital stay, duration of surgery, depth of invasion, nodal metastasis, histologic type, or tumor size between the two groups. However, significant differences were found for the American Society of Anesthesiologist score and the serum albumin level between the two groups. Postoperative morbidity, mortality, disease-free survival, and recurrence rate did not differ between curatively resected patients in the two groups. Conclusions: In elderly patients with gastric cancer, active treatment including radical gastrectomy is necessary.

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