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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2014

Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases.

Tan To Cheung, Kenneth S H Chok, Albert C Y Chan, Simon Tsang, Jeff W C Dai, Brian H H Lang, Thomas Yau, See Ching Chan, Ronnie T P Poon, Sheung Tat Fan and 1 more

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  7. Solitary hypervascular liver metastasis from neuroendocrine tumor mimicking hepatocellular cancer: All that glitters is not gold.Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India
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Tan To CheungDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Kenneth S H ChokDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Albert C Y ChanDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Simon TsangDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Jeff W C DaiDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Brian H H LangDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Thomas YauDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
See Ching ChanDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Ronnie T P PoonDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Sheung Tat FanDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Chung Mau LoDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLiver is the commonest site for metastasis in patients with neuroendocrine tumour (NET). A vast majority of treatment strategies including liver directed nonsurgical therapy, liver directed surgical therapy, and nonliver directed therapy have been proposed. In this study we aim to investigate the outcome of liver resection in neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases (NELM).

method293 patients had hepatectomy for liver metastasis in our hospital between June 1996 and December 2010. Twelve patients were diagnosed to have NET in their final pathology and their data were reviewed.

resultsThe median ages of the patients were 48.5 years (range 20-71 years). Eight of the patients received major hepatectomy. Four patients received minor hepatectomy. The median operation time was 418 minutes (range 195-660 minutes). The median tumor size was 8.75 cm (range 0.9-21 cm). There was no hospital mortality. The overall one-year and three-year survivals were 91.7% and 55.6%. The one-year and three-year disease-free survivals were 33.3% and 16.7%.

conclusionHepatectomy is an effective and safe treatment for NELM. Reasonable outcome on long term overall survival and disease-free survival can be achieved in this group of patients with a low morbidity rate.

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HepatectomyAdultAgedComorbidityFemaleHospitalizationHospital MortalityHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeuroendocrine TumorsRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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PMCPMC3913525

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