Advanced age; not a contraindiction for resections of colorectal liver metastasis recurrence

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 160 - 167, 27.03.2023

Recep Erçin Sönmez

https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1257547

Abstract

Aim: The influence of advanced age on the outcome of repeat resections performed for colorectal liver metastasis (CLM) is ill-defined. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of repeat resections performed for the recurrence of CLMs in younger (≤70 years) and elderly patients (70< years), and to define predictive factors of survival.
Material and Method: A prospectively maintained database of a single center including 291 CLM patients between 1998 and 2019 was analyzed retrospectively. Short and long-term outcomes were compared among younger (n=99, 34%) and elderly (n=192, 66%) patient groups who were treated by repeat resections for CLM recurrence.
Results: Although statistically not significant, analysis of different age groups (≤70, 70-75, 75-80, and 80< years) have given similar results in terms of 1, 3, and 5-year survival (p=0.143). Globally curative resection was validated as a determinant factor in the estimation of survival following resections performed for recurrences according to multivariate analysis (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Repeat resections for the recurrence of CLMs in selected elderly patients are reliable with regards to similar survival outcomes achieved compared to their younger counterparts.

Keywords

Colorectal liver metastasis (CLM), liver recurrence, resection, elderly patients

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