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- Title
Nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors <2 cm on preoperative imaging are associated with a low incidence of nodal metastasis and an excellent overall survival.
- Authors
Toste, Paul A; Kadera, Brian E; Tatishchev, Sergei F; Dawson, David W; Clerkin, Barbara M; Muthusamy, Raman; Watson, Rabindra; Tomlinson, James S; Hines, Oscar J; Reber, Howard A; Donahue, Timothy R
- Abstract
The optimal surgical management of small nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETs) remains controversial. We sought to identify (1) clinicopathologic factors associated with survival in NF-PNETs and (2) preoperative tumor characteristics that can be used to determine which lesions require resection and lymph node (LN) harvest.
- Publication
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2013, Vol 17, Issue 12, p2105
- ISSN
1873-4626
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11605-013-2360-9