Hepatocellular carcinoma in extremely elderly patients: An analysis of clinical characteristics, prognosis and patient survival

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2006; 12(1): 48-53
Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.48

Table 3 Types of initial treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Treatment	Extremely elderly	Non-elderly	P-value
Treatment	(80 yr or more)	(50-60 yr old)	P-value
TAE or TAI	59	128	NS
PEI or RFA or MA	18	62	NS
Surgery (liver trans- plantation)	0	28(3)	P < 0.001
Chemotherapy	2	7	NS
Supportive care	12	9	P < 0.001

TAE, Transcatheter arterial embolization; TAI, Transcatheter arterial infusion; PEI, percutaneous ethanol injection; MA, Microwave ablation; RFA, Radiofrequency ablation; NS, not significant.

Citation: Tsukioka G, Kakizaki S, Sohara N, Sato K, Takagi H, Arai H, Abe T, Toyoda M, Katakai K, Kojima A, Yamazaki Y, Otsuka T, Matsuzaki Y, Makita F, Kanda D, Horiuchi K, Hamada T, Kaneko M, Suzuki H, Mori M. Hepatocellular carcinoma in extremely elderly patients: An analysis of clinical characteristics, prognosis and patient survival. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(1): 48-53
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