Table 1 Characteristics of patients older and younger than 75 years undergoing surgery
From: Gastric cancer in the elderly: what surgical approach?
|  | Elderly (≥75 aa) | Younger (<75 aa) |
|---|---|---|
Patient number | 38 | 32 |
Age | Min 75 – max 92 (md 83.1 aa) | Min 40-max 74 (md 61.4 aa) |
Gender M/F | 20/18 | 17/15 |
Location: Sup/md/inf/whole | 13/7/21/0 | 9/8/16/2 |
Histological type | Â | Â |
   Carcinoma/lymphoma | 38/0 | 29/3 |
   Differentited/undiff. | 32/6 | 19/10 |
   Low/high grade | 0/0 | 0/3 |
Depth of invasion: T1/pT2/pT3/pT4 | 6/5/19/8 | 7/7/10/4 (excluding 3 lymphomas) |
Lymph node involment: pN0/pN1/pN2/pN3 | 14/11/11/2 | 10/7/7/4 (excluding 3 lymphomas) |
Stage: IA/IB/II/IIIA/IIIB/IV | 5/1/10/7/2/13 | 7/2/4/3/2/10 (excluding 3 lymphomas) |
Type of resection: R0/R1-R2 | 32/6 | 24/8 |
Extent of lymphadenectomy: D1/D2/D3 | 22/9/1 | 12/13/2 |
N° lymph nodes removed | 629 | 630 |
N° lymph nodes positive (%) | 125 (19.9%) | 187 (29.7%) |