Research Article
Is Surgery in the Elderly for Oesophageal Cancer Justifiable? Results from a Single Centre
Table 2
Patient characteristics.
| | | <70 years () | ≥70 years () | value |
| Gender | Male | 137 | 37 |
0.53 | Female | 23 | 9 | Tumour site | Oesophagus | 42 | 7 | 0.85 | GOJ | 118 | 39 | ASA grade | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0.89 | 2 | 96 | 27 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Type of Surgery | IL | 85 | 16 | 0.02 | LTA | 75 | 30 | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Yes | 87 | 9 | 0.003 | No | 73 | 37 | Tumour recurrence | Yes | 68 | 21 | 0.83 | No | 92 | 25 |
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GOJ: Gastrooesophageal junction.
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