PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - TOMOKI NAKAMURA
AU  - TORU OI
AU  - KUNIHIRO ASANUMA
AU  - TOMOHITO HAGI
AU  - AKIHIRO SUDO
TI  - Tumor Resection May Improve Survival in Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma Aged 75 Years and Older
AID  - 10.21873/anticanres.13115
DP  - 2019 Jan 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 331--334
VI  - 39
IP  - 1
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/1/331.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/1/331.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2019 Jan 01; 39
AB  - Background/Aim: This study aimed to analyze the decision-making process of treatment and the clinical outcomes of patients with STS aged 75 years and older. Patients and Methods: Overall, 72 patients were reviewed. The mean and median ages were 82 and 81 years, respectively. Results: Of the 72 patients, 17 did not undergo surgical resection. Age was related to the decision to pursue surgical treatment. Resection was performed in 55 patients. The 5-year overall survival was 51.8%. Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) score of 3 had a worse survival. Twenty-five patients developed metastasis. The median survival time after metastasis in 12 patients who received metastasectomy and/or lung radiofrequency ablation was superior (18.2 months) to that of the remaining 13 patients without any treatment (3.2 months). Conclusion: Surgical treatment should be considered in elderly patients if their physical condition is not poor. ASA-PS score may be a tool to indicate physical condition.