title: Age is no longer a limit: two cases of hepatectomy in patients over 90 years old.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor with poor prognosis. The age of patients affected by HCC is considered to be increasing, and several studies have reported significantly higher rates of morbidity and mortality after hepatectomy for HCC in elderly patients. However, other studies have reported that the short- and long-term outcomes of surgery for HCC in elderly patients are similar to those in younger patients. Whether the indications for hepatic resection in elderly patients resemble those in younger patients has thus been questioned. We describe two cases of patients over 90 years old who underwent major hepatectomy for HCC, representing the oldest patients in the world to have done so.
authors: Department of Surgery, Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Imari, Japan.
authors: Shugo
authors: S
authors: Uwatoko
authors: Department of Surgery, Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Imari, Japan.
authors: Kentaroh
authors: K
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors: Takamitsu
authors: T
authors: Sasaki
authors: Department of Surgery, Rigs Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: Daisuke
authors: D
authors: Fukumori
authors: Department of Surgery, Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Imari, Japan.
authors: Hirotsune
authors: H
authors: Igimi
authors: Department of Surgery, Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Imari, Japan.
authors: Mami
authors: M
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Department of Surgery, Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Imari, Japan.
authors: Fumio
authors: F
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors: Yuichi
authors: Y
authors: Yamashita
keywords: Elderly patients; Hepatocellular carcinoma