Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Anticancer Res. 2013 Apr;33(4):1641-7.
To justify esophagectomy for elderly patients.
A total of 1,002 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy were divided into three groups: I (≤ 74 years old, n=898); II (75-79 years, n=81); and III (≥ 80 years, n=23). Historical changes were compared between the first surgical period (1964-1989) and the second period (1990-2011).
The morbidity rates were 40%, 41% and 26% in the respective groups. Pulmonary complications decreased historically in groups II and III (36% to 15% and 43% to 0%, respectively). The mortality was higher in the older groups (4.8%, 8.6% and 13.0%, respectively); however, there was a marked historical decrease in groups II (18.2% to 5.1%) and III (28.6% to 6.3%). The 5-year survival improved from 5% to 35% in group II and from 0% to 17% in group III.
The outcomes of esophagectomy for elderly patients have markedly improved, with acceptable mortality even in octogenarians.
证明老年患者行食管癌切除术的合理性。
共有 1002 例行食管癌切除术的胸段食管癌症患者被分为三组:I 组(≤74 岁,n=898);II 组(75-79 岁,n=81);III 组(≥80 岁,n=23)。比较了第一个手术期(1964-1989 年)和第二个手术期(1990-2011 年)之间的历史变化。
各组的发病率分别为 40%、41%和 26%。肺并发症在 II 组和 III 组中呈历史下降趋势(36%降至 15%,43%降至 0%)。年龄较大的组死亡率较高(4.8%、8.6%和 13.0%);然而,II 组(18.2%降至 5.1%)和 III 组(28.6%降至 6.3%)的死亡率明显下降。II 组的 5 年生存率从 5%提高到 35%,III 组从 0%提高到 17%。
老年患者食管癌切除术的结果明显改善,即使是 80 岁以上的患者,死亡率也可接受。