Do Elderly Patients With Stage I-II Hepatocellular Carcinoma Benefit From More Radical Surgeries? A Population-Based Analysis

• Published in: Frontiers in oncology Vol. 10; p. 479
• Main Authors: Zhang, Qiu-Qiang, Wu, Pan-Yi-Sha, ALBahde, Mugahed, Zhang, Lu-Fei, Zhou, Zhu-Ha, Liu, Hua, Li, Yu-Feng, Wang, Wei-Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 16.04.2020
• Subjects: early stage; geriatric; Oncology; SEER; surgery; survival; SEER; geriatric; survival; early stage; surgery

The best treatment modalities for elderly patients with stage I-II HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) remain controversial in an era of a shortage of liver donors. From the SEER database (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program), 2,371 elderly patients were sampled as Cohort 1. OS (Overall S...