[New aspects pertaining to the Surgical Treatment of genital cancer in elderly women (author's transl)].
Between 1960 and 1969, 7150 major operations have been performed in the gynecological departements of West-Berlin on female patients of 60 years of age or more. Of 6658 cases the case-history was at our disposal. In contrast to reports in literature, the largest group was that of 3111 malignant tumors (46.7%). The postoperative mortality of the entire group was 7.7%, in cases of malignant tumors 12.1%.  Discussion on surgical methods for the most frequent gynecological malignomas, and on possibilities to reduce the postoperative mortality, as well as on some aspects pertaining to the gynecological geroprophylaxis.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
Neue Aspekte der operativen Behandlung des Genitalkarzinoms bei alten Frauen.