Optimal treatment for elderly patients with resectable proximal gastric carcinoma: a real world study based on National Cancer Database.

Xuefei WangJunjie ZhaoMark FairweatherTingsong YangYihong SunJiping Wang

Published in: BMC cancer (2019)

Less-invasive approach performed at academic and research medical center might be the optimal treatment for elderly patients aged ≥80 yrs. with early stage resectable PGC.

Keyphrases

early stage
skeletal muscle
emergency department
locally advanced
lymph node
replacement therapy
sentinel lymph node
adverse drug
rectal cancer