2020-08-06
Indications and outcomes of enucleation versus formal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
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Background: Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) or distal pancreatectomy (DP) are common procedures for patients with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET). Nevertheless, certain patients may benefit from a pancreas-preserving resection such as enucleation (EN). The aim of this study was to define the indications and differences in long-term outcomes among patients undergoing EN and PD/DP. Methods: Patients undergoing resection of a pNET between 1992 and 2016 were identified. Indications and outcomes were evaluated, and propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to compare long-term outcomes between patients who underwent EN versus PD/DP. Results: Among 1034 patients, 143 (13.8%) underwent EN, 304 (29.4%) PD, and 587 (56.8%) DP. Indications for EN were small size (1.5 cm, IQR:1.0–1.9), functional tumors (58.0%) that were mainly insulinomas (51.7%). After PSM (n = 109 per group), incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) grade B/C was higher after EN (24.5%) compared with PD/DP (14.0%) (p = 0.049). Median recurrence-free survival (RFS) was comparable among patients who underwent EN (47 months, 95% CI:23–71) versus PD/DP (37 months, 95% CI: 33–47, p = 0.480). Conclusion: Comparable long-term outcomes were noted among patients who underwent EN versus PD/DP for pNET. The incidence of clinically significant POPF was higher after EN.
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| doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2020.06.015, hdl.handle.net/1765/129450 | |
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| Organisation | Department of Surgery |
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Heidsma, C.M. (Charlotte M.), Tsilimigras, D.I. (Diamantis I.), Van Dieren, S., Rocha, F. (Flavio), Abbott, D.E. (Daniel E.), Fields, R. C., … Pawlik, T. M. (2020). Indications and outcomes of enucleation versus formal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. HPB. doi:10.1016/j.hpb.2020.06.015 |
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