Table II.
The surgical and pathological findings.
| No. of patients (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Group A (70–79 years) (n=137) | Group B (≥80 years) (n=54) | P-value |
| Type of surgery | 0.651 | ||
| Open | 97 (70.8) | 40 (74.1) | |
| Laparoscopic | 40 (29.2) | 14 (25.9) | |
| Operation time (min) | 0.030 | ||
| Median (range) | 230 (83–555) | 199 (90–505) | |
| Blood loss (ml) | 0.030 | ||
| Median (range) | 314 (5–2,500) | 213 (30–895) | |
| Pathological stage | 0.472 | ||
| 0 | 7 (5.1) | 2 (3.7) | |
| I | 30 (21.9) | 17 (31.5) | |
| II | 40 (29.2) | 12 (22.2) | |
| III | 34 (24.8) | 17 (31.5) | |
| IV | 26 (19.0) | 6 (11.1) | |
| No. of harvested lymph nodes | 0.733 | ||
| Median (range) | 17 (3–81) | 15 (4–46) | |
| Postoperative complications | 0.440 | ||
| Yes | 45 (32.8) | 9 (16.7) | |
| No | 120 (67.2) | 45 (83.3) | |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 0.198 | ||
| Median (range) | 21 (4–115) | 20 (7–103) | |