title: [Breast carcinoma in the elderly].
abstract: Breast cancer represents 40% of all carcinomas and is responsible for the 20% of deads due to a cancer in female population. Patients in more of 50% age over 65 years. 150 patients with breast cancer older then 65 years underwent surgery. T1 and T2 < 2 cm patients were treated with quadrantectomy and radiotherapy. T2 > 2 cm and T3 patients underwent radical mastectomy. T4 patients were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery. Mean follow up was 48 (range 12-78) months. 43 patients (28.6%) had a progression of the neoplasia. Five years mortality rate was 18.6%. Surgery nowadays represents the treatment of choice for breast cancer even in elderly woman. Associated diseases in these patients shouldn't always considered an absolute contraindication for surgery.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Scienze Chirurgiche, Trapianti e Tecnologie Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amodeo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caglià
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cardillo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veroux
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D015413:Mastectomy, Simple; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Il carcinoma della mammella in età geriatrica.