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ArticlePancreas2020

Intratumoral Fibrosis and Tumor Growth Pattern as Prognostic Factors in Optimally Resected Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: An Analysis of 168 Cases.

Deyali Chatterjee, Nikolaos A Trikalinos, Greg A Williams, Jingxia Liu, William G Hawkins, Chet Hammill

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Article in Pancreas, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Deyali ChatterjeeFrom the Departments of Pathology and Immunology.
Nikolaos A TrikalinosMedicine.
Greg A WilliamsSurgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO.
Jingxia LiuSurgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO.
William G HawkinsSurgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO.
Chet HammillSurgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO.
Washington University in St. Louis · USBipar · FR

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI TIMOTHY J. EBERLEIN · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational SciencesUL1TR000448 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EVANOFF, BRADLEY A · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
Washington University SPORE in Pancreatic CancerP50CA196510 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI FIELDS, RYAN C · 2016 to 2020
$10.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000448NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NCI NIH HHS P50 CA196510
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) can recur after curative resection. We sought to establish the significance of tumor fibrosis and tumor growth pattern as predictors of recurrence-free survival and overall survival.

methodsA retrospective query of an institutional surgical database was performed from 2000 to 2018 to identify optimally resected PanNENs. All eligible slides were reviewed by an experienced gastrointestinal pathologist for established histopathologic prognostic factors, as well as fibrosis and tumor growth pattern. We evaluated the effect of the interested variables through Cox proportional hazards models.

resultsOne hundred sixty-eight cases were considered. The majority of patients (90%) had grade 1 or 2 tumors, 46% showed significant fibrosis, and 22% demonstrated an infiltrative growth pattern. Twenty-one percent of patients had a recurrence. In multivariable analysis, lymphovascular invasion with a hazard ratio (HR) of 5.1 and infiltrative growth pattern (HR, 2.8) were significantly associated with increased risk of recurrence and increased risk of death (HR, 3.6 and 2.7, respectively). There was a significant decrease in recurrence-free survival and overall survival for fibrosis and infiltrative growth pattern.

conclusionsIn optimally resected PanNENs, the presence of fibrosis and infiltrative growth pattern are significant risk factors for recurrence and/or decreased survival.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFibrosisHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreasPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk Factors

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