Back to Search Start Over

Oncologic outcome of colorectal cancer patients over age 80: a propensity score-matched analysis

Authors :
Woo Yong Lee
Ho-Kyung Chun
Yoon Ah Park
Seong Hyeon Yun
Bo Young Oh
Yong Beom Cho
Hee Cheol Kim
Jung Wook Huh
Source :
International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 33:1011-1018
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.

Abstract

It remains unclear whether old age is a poor prognostic factor in colorectal cancer (CRC). We compared oncologic outcomes in CRC patients according to age, using 80 as the dividing point. CRC patients who underwent radical surgery from 2000 to 2011 were evaluated. We performed matched and adjusted analyses comparing oncologic outcomes between patients with ≥ 80 and

Details

ISSN :
14321262 and 01791958
Volume :
33
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....4e4fd903ad20bf3ba3199fd4e6d62cd4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-018-3028-4