[New aspects pertaining to the Surgical Treatment of genital cancer in elderly women (author's transl)].

Between 1960 and 1969, 7150 major operations have been performed in the gynecological departements of West-Berlin on female patients of 60 years of age or more. Of 6658 cases the case-history was at our disposal. In contrast to reports in literature, the largest group was that of 3111 malignant tumors (46.7%). The postoperative mortality of the entire group was 7.7%, in cases of malignant tumors 12.1%. Discussion on surgical methods for the most frequent gynecological malignomas, and on possibilities to reduce the postoperative mortality, as well as on some aspects pertaining to the gynecological geroprophylaxis.