A simplified prognostic system for resected pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms

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Abstract

Background: A number of prognostically relevant clinicopathological variables have been proposed for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. However, a standardized prognostication system has yet to be established for patients undergoing potentially curative tumour resection. Methods: We examined a prospectively maintained, single-institution database to identify patients who underwent potentially curative resection of non-metastatic primary pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Patient, operative and pathological characteristics were analysed to identify variables associated with disease-specific and disease-free survival. Results: Between 1991 and 2007, 43 patients met inclusion criteria. After a median follow-up of 68 months, 5-year disease-specific survival was 94% and 5-year disease-free survival was 72%. Tumours sized ≥5 cm and vascular invasion were associated with worse disease-specific survival. Tumours sized ≥5 cm, nodal metastases, positive resection margins and perineural invasion were associated with worse disease-free survival. A scoring system consisting of tumour size ≥5 cm, histological g rade, nodal metastases and resection margin positivity (SGNM) permitted stratification of disease-specific (P = 0.006) and disease-free (P = 0.0004) survival. This proposed scoring system demonstrated excellent discrimination of individual disease-specific and disease-free survival outcomes as reflected by concordance indices of 0.814 and 0.794, respectively. Conclusions: A simple scoring system utilizing tumour size, histological grade, nodal metastases and resection margin status can be used to stratify outcomes in patients undergoing resection of primary pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. © 2009 International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.

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Ballian, N., Loeffler, A. G., Rajammanickam, V., Norstedt, P. A., Weber, S. M., & Cho, C. S. (2009). A simplified prognostic system for resected pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. HPB, 11(5), 422–428. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00082.x

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