scholarly journals Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Hepatectomy in Elderly Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Analysis of 229 Cases from a Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 8 ◽  
pp. 155-165
Author(s):  
Danijel Galun ◽  
Aleksandar Bogdanovic ◽  
Marko Zivanovic ◽  
Marinko Zuvela
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shugo Uwatoko ◽  
Kentaroh Yamamoto ◽  
Takamitsu Sasaki ◽  
Daisuke Fukumori ◽  
Hirotsune Igimi ◽  
...  

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor with poor prognosis. The age of patients affected by HCC is considered to be increasing, and several studies have reported significantly higher rates of morbidity and mortality after hepatectomy for HCC in elderly patients. However, other studies have reported that the short- and long-term outcomes of surgery for HCC in elderly patients are similar to those in younger patients. Whether the indications for hepatic resection in elderly patients resemble those in younger patients has thus been questioned. We describe two cases of patients over 90 years old who underwent major hepatectomy for HCC, representing the oldest patients in the world to have done so.


2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 380-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiyasu Okamura ◽  
Teiichi Sugiura ◽  
Takaaki Ito ◽  
Yusuke Yamamoto ◽  
Ryo Ashida ◽  
...  

Background: With aging populations increasing in developed countries, the prevalence of elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is expected to rise. The aim of this study was to determine the short- and long-term outcomes of HCC surgery in elderly patients (≥75 years) using propensity score matching. Methods: The study group included 421 patients who underwent hepatectomy as their initial treatment with curative intent. The patients were divided into elderly (n = 111) and non-elderly (n = 310) groups. We applied propensity score matching – taking into consideration patient background, blood examination, and tumor factors – to minimize the effect of potential confounders. We then compared the results before and after the propensity matching. Results: Before propensity matching, the elderly group included significantly more patients with a high American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (p < 0.001). In addition, they were taking antihypertensive drugs or an anticoagulant (both p < 0.001). The severe postoperative complications and the overall survival rates for these elderly patients were significantly poorer than for the non-elderly patients (p = 0.015 and p = 0.030, respectively). We then chose 70 patients from each group for whom the preoperative confounding factors were balanced and compared the two groups. The factors identified before matching (severe complications and overall survival rates) were no longer relevant, i.e. there were no significant differences between the two groups. Conclusion: Hepatectomy for HCC in elderly patients is justified.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1491-1507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Witowski ◽  
Mateusz Rubinkiewicz ◽  
Magdalena Mizera ◽  
Michał Wysocki ◽  
Natalia Gajewska ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valtteri Kairaluoma ◽  
Mira Karjalainen ◽  
Juha Saarnio ◽  
Jarmo Niemelä ◽  
Heikki Huhta ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one leading cause of cancer mortality often presenting at inoperable stage. The aim of this study was to examine and compare surgically resected, locally ablated, angiologically treated and palliatively treated HCC patients’ short- and long-term outcomes in a single center over 35 year period. Methods All HCC diagnosed in Oulu University Hospital between 1983-2018 were identified from hospital records (n=273). Patients underwent hepatic resection (n=49), local ablation (RF, laser ablation or PEI; n=25), angiological treatments (TACE, TAE and SIRT; n=48) or palliative treatment (chemotherapy, best supportive care; n=151). Primary outcomes of the study were postoperative complications within 30 days after the operation, and short- (30- and 90-day) and long-term (1, 3 and 5-year) survival. Results were adjusted with sex, age, comorbidities, cirrhosis, Child-Pugh index points, ASA status, year of operation and stage. Results Surgically resected patients were younger than patients in other groups. Recurrence and local recidives occurred more often in local ablation group and in angiological treatment group (p<0.001). Surgical resection rate was 17.9%. Overall complication rates in surgical resection, local ablation and angiological group were 71.5%, 32.0% and 58.3%, (p<0.001). Major complications in respective groups occurred in 28.6%, 8.0% and 27.1%. Overall survival rates in surgical resection group were at 30 and 90 days, 1-, 3 and 5-years 95.9%, 95.9%, 85.1%, 59.0% and 51.2%. In local ablation group, respective overall survival rates were 100.0%, 100.0%, 86.1%, 43.1% and 18.8%, and in angiological group 95.8%, 93.6%, 56.1%, 26.3% and 6.6%. In cox regression model adjusted for confounding factors, local ablation and angiological treatment were significant risk factors for mortality. Prognosis was poor in palliatively treated patients. Conclusions Based on our study on Northern Finland population, the surgical resection of HCC seems to be the most effective treatment considering long-term survival and tumor recurrence after adjustment for confounding factors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Gruppo ◽  
Francesca Tolin ◽  
Boris Franzato ◽  
Pierluigi Pilati ◽  
Ylenia Camilla Spolverato ◽  
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Background. Although mortality and morbidity of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) have improved significantly over the past years, the impact of age for patients undergoing PD is still debated. This study is aimed at analyzing short- and long-term outcomes of PD in elderly patients. Methods. 124 consecutive patients who have undergone PD for pancreas neoplasms in our center between 2012 and 2017 were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: group I (<75 years) and group II (≥75 years). Demographic features and intraoperative and clinical-pathological data were collected. Primary endpoints were perioperative morbidity and mortality; complications were classified according to the Clavien-Dindo Score. Secondary endpoints included feasibility of adjuvant treatment and overall survival rates. Results. A total of 106 patients were included in this study. There were 73 (68.9%) patients in group I and 33 (31.1%) in group II. Perioperative deceases were 4 (3.6%), and postoperative pancreatic fistulas were 34 (32.1%). Significant difference between two groups was demonstrated for the ASA Score (p=0.004), Karnofsky Score (p=0.025), preoperative jaundice (p=0.004), and pulmonary complications (p=0.034). No significance was shown for diabetes, radicality of resection, stage of disease, operative time, length of stay, postoperative complications according to the Clavien-Dindo Score, postoperative mortality, pancreatic fistula, and reoperation rates. 69.9% of the patients in group I underwent adjuvant treatment vs. 39.4% of the older ones (p=0.012). Mean overall survival was 28.5 months in group I vs. 22 months in group II (p=0.909). Conclusion. PD can be performed safely in elderly patients. Advanced age should not be an absolute contraindication for PD, even if greater frailty should be considered. The outcome of elderly patients who have undergone PD is similar to that of younger patients, even though adjuvant treatment administration is significantly lower, demonstrating that surgery remains the main therapeutic option.


2016 ◽  
Vol 101 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 554-561
Author(s):  
Toru Aoyama ◽  
Masaaki Murakawa ◽  
Yosuke Atsumi ◽  
Keisuke Kazama ◽  
Manabu Shiozawa ◽  
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The short- and long-term outcomes of pancreatic resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma have not been fully evaluated in elderly patients. This retrospective study selected patients who underwent curative surgery for pancreatic cancer at our institution. Patients were categorized into 2 groups: nonelderly patients (age &lt; 75 years; group A) and elderly patients (age ≥ 75 years; group B). The surgical morbidity, surgical mortality, overall survival (OS), and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates in the 2 groups were compared. A total of 221 patients were evaluated in the study. The overall complication rates were 44.8% in group A and 52.6% in group B. Surgical mortality was observed in 2 patients due to an abdominal abscess and cardiovascular disease in group A (1.1%) and in 1 patient due to postoperative bleeding in group B (2.6%). There were no significant differences (P = 0.379 and P = 0.456, respectively). Furthermore, the 5-year OS and RFS rates were similar between the elderly patients and nonelderly patients (18.55 versus 20.2%, P = 0.946 and 13.1% versus 16.0%, P = 0.829, respectively). The short-term outcomes and long-term survival after pancreatic resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma were almost equal in the elderly and the nonelderly patients in this study. Therefore, it is unnecessary to avoid pancreatic resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma in elderly patients simply because of their age.


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