Resectable Primary Tumor in Patients with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Located to the Body or Tail and Unresectable Liver Metastases: Does Distal Pancreatectomy Improve Survival?

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Introduction: The role of primary tumor surgery in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) with unresectable liver metastases is controversial and international guidelines do not recommend surgery in that setting of patients

Aim(s): To assess whether or not distal pancreatectomy performed at diagnosis is associated with improved long-term survival for body or tail primary localizations with unresectable liver metastases

Materials and methods: From two institutional databases of patients affected by PNET and unresectable liver metastases, 30 patients with a potentially resectable but not-resected primary tumor located in the body or tail were identified and compared with a group of 63 patients who underwent a left-pancreatectomy at diagnosis. The endpoint was overall survival (OS)

Conference: 13th Annual ENETSConcerence (2016)

Presenting Author: Bertani E

Authors: Bertani E, Fazio N, Grana C, Chiappa A, Biffi R,

Keywords: PNET, surgery, liver metastases, distal pancreatectomy, survival,

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