Breast carcinoma in elderly women. Our experience

Vestito, A. and Mangieri, Fabio Felice and Gatta, G. and Moschetta, Marco and Turi, B. and Ancona, Antonietta (2011) Breast carcinoma in elderly women. Our experience. Il giornale di chirurgia, 32 (1). pp. 411-416. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Purpose. To analyze the biological features of breast cancer in women aged more than 70 years and to evaluate the utility of complete breast examination in elderly patients. Patients and methods. In the period between January 2000 and March 2009, 147.189 women aged more than 39 years underwent breast examination. In 1.527 diagnosis of breast carcinoma was made. Patients affected by breast carcinoma were subdivided into two groups basing on age (< 70 and ≥ 70 years). The two groups were compared for tumor size on imaging studies, histology, pT stage, grading and the presence of estrogen and progesterone receptors. Results. In comparison with younger women, breast carcinoma in elderly presented as invasive ductal form in most of cases (p 0.004), T1 and T2 stages (p 0.0001), G1 grade (p 0.0001) and positive for the presence of estrogen and progesterone receptors (p <0.0001). Conclusions. Basing on the incidence rate and the biological features of breast cancer in elderly women without co-morbility, breast cancer prevention in women is considered useful until the age of 74 years.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Breast cancer - Elderly women
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	06 May 2016 14:50
Last Modified:	06 May 2016 14:50
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/7698

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