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Background: Data on the postoperative outcomes of extremely elderly patients with breast cancer are lacking.
Methods: We evaluated a series of 46 breast cancer patients aged 85 years or older (mean age: 87.4 years) who underwent surgical treatment, accumulated over the past 10 years.
Results: The most common comorbidity was hypertension. Sixteen patients (34.8%) did not receive axillary treatment. The mean hospital stay was 12.8 days, and no in-hospital deaths were recorded. The 5-year overall survival rate was 78.2% (95% confidence interval: 63.5–96.3) over a median follow-up of 41 months.
Conclusions: Surgical treatment of breast cancer patients aged 85 years or older is warranted.
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Breast neoplasms, geriatric surgery, overall survival
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Background: Data on the postoperative outcomes of extremely elderly patients with breast cancer are lacking.
Methods: We evaluated a series of 46 breast cancer patients aged 85 years or older (mean age: 87.4 years) who underwent surgical treatment, accumulated over the past 10 years.
Results: The most common comorbidity was hypertension. Sixteen patients (34.8%) did not receive axillary treatment. The mean hospital stay was 12.8 days, and no in-hospital deaths were recorded. The 5-year overall survival rate was 78.2% (95% confidence interval: 63.5–96.3) over a median follow-up of 41 months.
Conclusions: Surgical treatment of breast cancer patients aged 85 years or older is warranted.
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