Colorectal cancer in patients over 80 years of age
- 1 October 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 34 (10) , 896-898
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02049704
Abstract
Between January 1, 1973, and December 31, 1986, 1,734 patients underwent colorectal resections for carcinoma. Patients were divided into two groups: Group I included 163 patients aged ≥80 years on first presentation; Group II comprised 1,571 patients agedKeywords
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