The Significance and Propriety of Gastrectomy as Radical Treatment for Aged Patients Over 80 Years Old with Gastric Cancer

The purpose of the study was to clarify the significance and propriety of radical gastrectomy for elderly patients with gastric cancer. Twenty-two patients over 80 years old were divided into two groups: curative group (curability A & B, n=17) and non-curative group (curability C, n=5), and comparatively studied for perioperative factors, clinicopathological findings, postoperative course and prognosis. The propriety of radical gastrectomy for elderly patients was confirmed because favorable one-year and 5-year survival rates of 94.1% and 66.9% respectively were attained in the curative group. Moreover, early postoperative course in the curative group was uneventful and they had kept high quality of life for a long period though they received severe operative procedures compared with non-curative group. The clinical significance of radical treatment was consequently demonstrated. In conclusion, curative resection with curability A or B is recommended even for the elderly patient if his or her general condition allows, under consideration of determinant prognostic factors which are surely able to prospect preoperatively.

高齢者

胃癌根治術

予後

QOL

根治度