Resection of Primary Tumor Improves Survival in Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Single Center Experience

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Introduction: Small bowel neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon tumors with an incidence of <0.5-1 per 100,000 population/year. We report on the survival rates of patients who had the primary tumor resected, to see whether primary tumor removal improves outcome.

Aim(s): To demonstrate if patients who have the primary small bowel NET removed have a longer survival than those in whom the primary is not resected or resectable.

Materials and methods: One-hundred and thirty-eight patients with small bowel NETs were identified from the Kings neuroendocrine tumor database. Primary site: duodenal 2.1% (3), jejunal 2.9% (4), ileal 95% (131). A total of 623 patient 1-year follow-up, with a mean duration of follow-up of five years. The median age 61 years (range 24-84).

Conference: 9th Annual ENETSConcerence (2012)

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Authors: Srirajaskanthan R, Ahmed A, O'Sullivan A, Prachialis A, Ramage J,

Keywords: surgery, primary tumor, small bowel, survival, resection,