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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2022

Long-Term Outcomes for Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 and Duodenopancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.

Jason B Liu, Jinman Cai, Mashaal Dhir, Alessandro Paniccia, Amer H Zureikat, Kimberly M Ramonell, Kelly L McCoy, Sally E Carty, Linwah Yip

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jason B LiuDivision of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jinman CaiDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Mashaal DhirDivision of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Alessandro PanicciaDivision of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Amer H ZureikatDivision of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kimberly M RamonellDivision of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kelly L McCoyDivision of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sally E CartyDivision of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Linwah YipDivision of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. yipl@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USUpstate University Hospital · US

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Abstract

backgroundLiver metastasis from duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (DP-NENs) is a major cause of mortality in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) patients, yet much of their natural history is unknown.

methodsThis longitudinal, retrospective cohort study analyzed all MEN1 patients with imageable functional (F) and nonfunctional (NF) DP-NENs (1990-2021) for liver metastasis-free survival (LMFS) and overall survival (OS).

resultsOf 138 patients, 85 (61.6%) had imageable DP-NENs (28 F, 57 NF), and the mean largest tumor size was 1.8 ± 1.4 cm. Multifocality was present in 32 patients (37.7%). Surgery was performed for 49 patients (57.7%). During an 11-year median follow-up period (IQR, 6-17 years), 23 (27.1%) of the patients had liver metastasis, and 19 (22.4%) patients died. Death was attributed to liver metastasis in 60% of cases. The patients with F-DP-NENs versus NF-DP-NENs more often had liver metastasis (46.4% vs. 15.8%; p = 0.002) but had similar 10-year LMFS (80.9 vs. 87.0%; p = 0.44) and OS (82.7 vs. 94.3%; p = 0.69). The patients with NF-DP-NENs had surgery when their tumors were larger (p < 0.001). Tumor size was not associated with liver metastasis (p = 0.89). The average growth rate was 0.04 cm/year (SE, 0.02 cm/year; p = 0.01) during active surveillance for NF-DP-NENs (n = 38). Liver metastasis developed in four patients with tumors smaller than 2 cm. The risk of liver metastasis was independent of surgery (hazard ratio [HR], 0.78; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.21-2.93; p = 0.72) and death (HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.08-3.06; p = 0.46).

conclusionsAlthough the observed outcomes in this study were better than historical data, small NF-DP-NENs still developed liver metastasis and liver metastasis remains a major cause of death. These results suggest that size as a sole criterion for surgery may be insufficient to predict tumor behavior.

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Liver NeoplasmsMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1Neuroendocrine TumorsPancreatic NeoplasmsHumansRetrospective Studies

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