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Treatment of esophageal cancer in patients over 80 years old. 1997

O Chino, and H Makuuchi, and T Machimura, and K Mizutani, and H Shimada, and K Kanno, and T Nishi, and H Tanaka, and T Sasaki, and T Tajima, and T Mitomi, and T Sugihara
Second Department of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

A total of 828 patients with esophageal cancer were treated at the Second Department of Surgery of Tokai University in the 20-year period from 1975 to June 1994, including 45 patients over 80 years old. We reviewed these elderly patients to assess the optimum therapeutic approach for such individuals. In recent years, the number of elderly patients with esophageal cancer has steadily been increasing. Advanced cancer is more common among this group, but early cancer has also been detected more frequently in recent years. Of the 45 elderly patients (80%) in our series, 36 were encountered in the last 10 years. As 28.9% of the patients had multiple cancers, a careful workup was necessary preoperatively. Since most patients (88.9%) had complications and were also in a poor general condition, limited surgery was recommended in consideration of the postoperative quality of life. The indications for endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) may be able to be extended to submucosal1 (sm1) cancer without lymph node swelling. Postoperative complications occurred in 60% of those undergoing surgical resection or esophageal bypass, although death only resulted in 1 case. The 5-year survival rate after surgical resection was 30.8%. These results therefore support the use of surgical treatment for selected elderly patients with esophageal cancer.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D004724 Endoscopy Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body. Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
D004938 Esophageal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the ESOPHAGUS. Cancer of Esophagus,Esophageal Cancer,Cancer of the Esophagus,Esophagus Cancer,Esophagus Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Esophageal,Cancer, Esophageal,Cancer, Esophagus,Cancers, Esophageal,Cancers, Esophagus,Esophageal Cancers,Esophageal Neoplasm,Esophagus Cancers,Esophagus Neoplasms,Neoplasm, Esophageal,Neoplasm, Esophagus,Neoplasms, Esophagus
D005753 Gastric Mucosa Lining of the STOMACH, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. The surface cells produce MUCUS that protects the stomach from attack by digestive acid and enzymes. When the epithelium invaginates into the LAMINA PROPRIA at various region of the stomach (CARDIA; GASTRIC FUNDUS; and PYLORUS), different tubular gastric glands are formed. These glands consist of cells that secrete mucus, enzymes, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, or hormones. Cardiac Glands,Gastric Glands,Pyloric Glands,Cardiac Gland,Gastric Gland,Gastric Mucosas,Gland, Cardiac,Gland, Gastric,Gland, Pyloric,Glands, Cardiac,Glands, Gastric,Glands, Pyloric,Mucosa, Gastric,Mucosas, Gastric,Pyloric Gland
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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