Surgical therapy remains the gold standard for treatment of liver neoplasms. In the last 20 years we assisted to an increase of survival in patients with a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to screening programs, and a multimodal therapeutical approach. In the last years it was an increase of elderly patients with HCC cause of the increase of infection of HCV and an increase of geriatric patients; together with HCC, hepatic metastases represent the main topics of our investigation. Is justified an aggressive approach to liver neoplasms in the elderly? Recent studies show as elderly is not a contraindication to major hepatic surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effective advantage of multimodal approach to hepatic surgery
Multimodal approach to liver neoplasm in the eldery patients. A single center experience.
IACOVETTA, DOMENICO;CELLINI, CARLO;SELVAGGI, Federico;KECHOUD, ELIAS SAMIR;LEGNINI, Margherita;INNOCENTI, Paolo
2009-01-01
Abstract
Surgical therapy remains the gold standard for treatment of liver neoplasms. In the last 20 years we assisted to an increase of survival in patients with a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to screening programs, and a multimodal therapeutical approach. In the last years it was an increase of elderly patients with HCC cause of the increase of infection of HCV and an increase of geriatric patients; together with HCC, hepatic metastases represent the main topics of our investigation. Is justified an aggressive approach to liver neoplasms in the elderly? Recent studies show as elderly is not a contraindication to major hepatic surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effective advantage of multimodal approach to hepatic surgeryI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
