title: [Geriatric tumor surgery--change in the patient sample].
abstract: The comparison of our surgical tumor patients over 65 years of age treated in 1973-1974 or 1993-1994 showed the following results: increased average age and more patients with a greater unfavorable preoperative risk profile, an increase in colorectal tumors, a decrease in gastric carcinomas, no changes in tumor stages, more frequent sphincter-preserving operations for rectal tumors, an increase in the curative resection rate, lower mortality and shorter hospital stays. A curative resection of a malignant tumor is justified in the majority of elderly patients and should be performed considering the post-operative quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Klinikum Mannheim, Fakultät für Klinische Medizin Mannheim. Ruprecht-Karl-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hagmüller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trede
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Geriatrische Tumorchirurgie--Wandel des Krankengutes.