TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinicopathological features and surgical outcomes of resected functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
T2 - A single institution experience
AU - Javed, Ammar A.
AU - Hasanain, Alina
AU - Haider, Aleezay
AU - Jones, George
AU - Javed, Zunaira N.
AU - Soares, Kevin
AU - Burkhart, Richard A.
AU - Cameron, John L.
AU - Weiss, Matthew J.
AU - Wolfgang, Christopher L.
AU - He, Jin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 LWW. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Background:Functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (f-PanNETs) are rare tumors of the pancreas that are associated with excess hormone production. A majority of literature available on these tumors is limited to case reports and small series and discusses a particular subtype. Here, we report the clinicopathological features and outcomes of all f-PanNETs from a high-volume pancreatectomy center.Methods:A prospectively maintained database was used to identify patients who underwent resection for f-PanNETs between January 1995 and December 2015. Patients were stratified by the type of f-PanNET, and their clinicopathological features and outcomes were analyzed and reported.Results:We identified 69 patients with a mean age of 52 ± 16 years, and the majority were female (62%). The most common type of f-PanNET were insulinomas (70%) followed by gastrinomas (15%), and vasoactive intestinal peptidomas (VIPomas) (10%). There was considerable heterogeneity in the presenting symptoms. Patients with insulinomas presented with smaller tumors compared to the other subtypes. Nodal disease was most frequent in patients with VIPomas (71%), and gastrinomas (50%). The median overall survival (OS) was 7.4 years. Elevated Ki-67 and age >65 years were associated with poorer OS. Recurrence was observed in 8 patients (12%) and was most frequent in patients with VIPomas. Recurrence was associated with a poorer OS (P = .012).Conclusion:f-PanNETs are exceedingly rare and present with a wide variety of symptoms, histopathological findings, and outcomes. Surgical resection can help achieve good long-term survival.
AB - Background:Functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (f-PanNETs) are rare tumors of the pancreas that are associated with excess hormone production. A majority of literature available on these tumors is limited to case reports and small series and discusses a particular subtype. Here, we report the clinicopathological features and outcomes of all f-PanNETs from a high-volume pancreatectomy center.Methods:A prospectively maintained database was used to identify patients who underwent resection for f-PanNETs between January 1995 and December 2015. Patients were stratified by the type of f-PanNET, and their clinicopathological features and outcomes were analyzed and reported.Results:We identified 69 patients with a mean age of 52 ± 16 years, and the majority were female (62%). The most common type of f-PanNET were insulinomas (70%) followed by gastrinomas (15%), and vasoactive intestinal peptidomas (VIPomas) (10%). There was considerable heterogeneity in the presenting symptoms. Patients with insulinomas presented with smaller tumors compared to the other subtypes. Nodal disease was most frequent in patients with VIPomas (71%), and gastrinomas (50%). The median overall survival (OS) was 7.4 years. Elevated Ki-67 and age >65 years were associated with poorer OS. Recurrence was observed in 8 patients (12%) and was most frequent in patients with VIPomas. Recurrence was associated with a poorer OS (P = .012).Conclusion:f-PanNETs are exceedingly rare and present with a wide variety of symptoms, histopathological findings, and outcomes. Surgical resection can help achieve good long-term survival.
KW - Functional tumor
KW - Outcome
KW - Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
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U2 - 10.1097/JP9.0000000000000018
DO - 10.1097/JP9.0000000000000018
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097460977
SN - 2096-5664
VL - 2
SP - 29
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Pancreatology
JF - Journal of Pancreatology
IS - 2
ER -