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Surgical and regional treatments for colorectal cancer metastases in older patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nicola De' AngelisCapucine BaldiniRaffaele BrustiaPatrick PessauxDaniele SommacaleAlexis LaurentBertrand Le RoyVania TacherHicham KobeiterAlain LucianiElena PaillaudThomas AparicioFlorence Canuï-PoitrineEvelyne Liuu
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Liver resection for mCRC should not be disregarded a priori in older patients, who show similar operative and postoperative outcomes as younger patients. However, clinicians should consider that they are at increased risk of postoperative mortality and have a worse overall survival, which may reflect comorbidities and frailty.
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