title: [Clinico-statistical features of breast pathology in old age].
abstract: The authors, after discussing the incidence and etiopathogenesis of displastic and neoplastic diseases of breast in geriatric age, state their experience in the treatment of such illnesses. They emphasize the necessity for a treatment suitable for aged people, based on the selection of the patients, their preparation and the constant pre- and postoperative monitoring, and, as a conclusion, affirm the necessity for a strict interdisciplinary cooperation, pith the purpose to ecectively treat such pathology, showing a more and more increasing incidence in the population of the most advanced nations.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001940:Breast / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008408:Mastectomy; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens
vernacular_title: Rilievi clinico-statistici sulla patologia mammaria in età geriatrica.