Evaluation of histopathological findings in very old people (≥ 80 years old) in Turkish population

Autor: Begüm Çalım-Gürbüz, İrem Güvendir, Müzeyyen Müge Savaş, Itır Ebru Zemheri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05500-5
Popis: Abstract Background The lesions observed in very old populations exhibit a wide spectrum of characteristics. Histopathological evaluation may be necessary for accurate diagnosis in this demographic. There is limited amount of data on the histopathological evaluation of lesions in very old patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the histopathological features in this population. Methods A total of 5376 pathological samples from very old patients (≥ 80 years old) were analyzed. Clinical and pathological data were retrospectively reviewed. Histopathological diagnoses were categorized into three groups: malignant (invasive) lesions (MLs), benign/inflammatory lesions (BLs), and dysplastic-dysmorphic/non-invasive malignant lesions (DLs). Statistical analyses were conducted on the histopathological data. Pearson’s chi-square test and the Fisher exact test were used to analyze the data, and statistical significance was considered at a p-value of
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