Treatment of esophageal cancer in inoperable elderly patients: our experience
Autor: | F. Frazzetta, G Lo Bue, G Caldiero, R Vetri, Antonino Tornambe, Frazzetta M, G De Simone, V Territo, M. Lucania |
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Přispěvatelé: | FRAZZETTA, F, CALDIERO, G, TORNAMBÈ, A, LUCANIA, M, DE SIMONE, G, TERRITO, V, LO BUE, G, VETRI, R, FRAZZETTA, M |
Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Gerontology
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Mortality rate Incidence (epidemiology) Achalasia Esophageal cancer medicine.disease Hepatic metastasis Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale Esophagus Carcinoma ederly patients cancer esofageal Meeting Abstract medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology Reflux esophagitis business Esophagitis |
Zdroj: | BMC Geriatrics |
ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2318-9-s1-a87 |
Popis: | The esophagus carcinoma has an incidence rate of 3–4 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, per year, with a male/female ratio of 3:1 and with a low incidence between the VI–VII decade of life. In Italy, the incidence rate equals 2,000 new cases/year with a mortality rate of 3–5/100,000 inhabitants. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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