Clinicopathological characteristics of distant metastases of adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma: An autopsy study of older Japanese patients.

Yoko MatsudaAtsuko SekiKeisuke NonakaMototsune KakizakiTan WangJunko AidaNaoshi IshikawaYuta NakanoDaita KanedaTadayuki TakataJunko Takahashi-FujigasakiShigeo MurayamaKaiyo TakuboToshiyuki IshiwataMotoji SawabeTomio Arai

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2017)

We revealed an accurate incidence and the characteristics of metastatic cancer in a large-scale autopsy study of older Japanese patients from one institution. Identifying these features might prompt screening for malignancies, and consequently improve quality of life for older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 211-215.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
physical activity
small cell lung cancer
risk factors
lymph node
high resolution
middle aged
community dwelling
single cell
mass spectrometry