RESUMO
We investigated the surgical outcomes of the patients with gastric cancer in aged 85 and older. There were 9 males and 8 females, with a median age of 86 years. All had comorbidities and 7 had double cancers. Type of surgery was distal gastrectomy in 14 and total gastrectomy in 3, respectively. Postoperative complications occurred in 8 cases, and case with adhesion ileus or mesenteric bleeding performed reoperation. The postoperative hospital stay was 15 days. The cause of death was recurrent diseases in 2 cases and other diseases in 4. The overall survival rate was 63.9% for 3 years and 42.6% for 5 years, respectively. Elderly patients with gastric cancer may be increase in Japan, but they have large individual differences about tolerance of surgical intervention. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the detail of general condition in such patients.