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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
卷 210, 期 6, 页码 1192-1195出版社
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.08.012
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Pancreatic tumor; Nonfunctional pancreatic tumors; Incidental tumors; Incidental nonfunctional pancreatic tumor; Neuroendocrine tumor; Nonfunctional neuroendocrine tumor
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BACKGROUND: The natural history of nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETs) is largely unstudied due to its rarity. The primary goal of this study was to characterize clinical features and outcomes of incidental NF-PNETs. METHODS: An institutional review board-approved retrospective study of patients with NF-PNET evaluated by the Surgical Oncology of University of Nebraska Medical Center was performed. Patients were evaluated with dedicated pancreatic and liver imaging using multiphasic computed tomographic scan and dedicated magnetic resonance imaging protocols. RESULTS: Forty-six patients (male, 47.8%) were evaluated, and 35 ultimately resected. Of these, 16 tumors were discovered incidentally. The median age was 62 and 59 years in incidental and symptomatically discovered, respectively. Incidental median size was 2.4 cm vs 6 cm in the symptomatic group, with a P value of.037. The presence of lymphatic and liver metastases was 10% and 25% incidental and 45% and 67% for those with symptoms (lymphatic involvement, P = .05; liver metastases P = .07). Median overall survival was 45 and 76 months (P = .03). CONCLUSIONS: Incidentally discovered NF-PNETs represent a malignancy with more questions than answers. Our series indicates that these cancers are more indolent than previously believed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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