1167 / 1498
•
36 patients
•
Observation for a median of
7.1 years
•
17 progression (47%)
•
11 required treatment
Treatment
Surgical excision / “Watch and wait”
This strategy may be appropriate in frail elderly patients with asymptomatic disease or in the
setting of severe comorbidities that preclude an aggressive therapeutic approach
Tanimoto et al, Ann Oncol, 2006