Is Surgery in the Elderly for Oesophageal Cancer Justifiable? Results from a Single Centre

Table 2

Patient characteristics.

		<70 years; (𝑛=160)	≥70 years; (𝑛=46)	𝑃 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

GOJ: Gastrooesophageal junction.