The Surgical Treatment for Gastric Cancer in the Elderly

Objective To study the clinic and pathological character of gastric cancer in the elderly and direct the clinic treatment. Methods 45 elderly patients in our hospital from 1975 to 1993 were analyzed retrospectively. Results 1.Most of the elderly patients suffering from the gastric cancer are males.2.These patients told atypical symptom,had a long course of disease(1.5 year averaged)and were diagnosed advanced gastric cancer.3. Most of them suffered from coronary heart disease,diabetes,hypertension and chronic...